tv Breakfast BBC News April 9, 2022 6:00am-10:01am BST
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good morning welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. our headlines today: the chancellor rishi sunak�*s wife says she will now pay uk taxes on her overseas income, after legally avoiding it for years. international outrage after the rocket attack atrocity in ukraine which killed 50 people at a train station in kramatorsk. the actor will smith is banned from the oscars for 10 years after hitting the comedian chris rock at this year's event. and i am livened over at the uk's busiest ferry port wear long queues
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and delays continued this weekend entry on grand national day where rachel blackmore is aiming to win this famous historic race for the second year running on minella times. and a pleasant enough weekend on the way, still a little chilly, but warmer weather is on the way, and more on that in the forecast. it's saturday, april 9th. our top story: the wife of the chancellor, rishi sunak, says she will pay uk taxes on her world—wide income — which she had legally avoided until now. it follows days of questions about the financial arrangements of akshata murthy, who is a multi—millionaire. mr sunak is also facing criticism after he admited holding a type of us residency while chancellor. our political correspondent, rajdeep sandhu, reports. he is in charge of our taxes, but
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questions have been raised about his taxes and his wife's. akshata murty owns shares in an indian company founded by herfather. last owns shares in an indian company founded by her father. last year she received more than £11 million from it. because she has a special non—dom status, she was not required to pay taxes in the uk on this income. but after criticism, she will pay millions more in tax, also herfinances don't cause will pay millions more in tax, also her finances don't cause a distraction for her husband. and it isn'tjust her affairs, but his own. it has emerged that the chancellor had a us green card, giving him the right to live permanently in america, where he also had to pay taxes. he gathered up about six months ago, but even in the united states there are questions about the arrangements. states there are questions about the arrangements-_ arrangements. does the present set is a problem — arrangements. does the present set is a problem that _ arrangements. does the present set is a problem that it _ arrangements. does the present set is a problem that it is _ arrangements. does the present set is a problem that it is possible - is a problem that it is possible forcibly to as a high level in a foreign government and have
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residency the us? what if this was somebody serving in russia? it wasn't, but i would again appoint you to _ wasn't, but i would again appoint you to the — wasn't, but i would again appoint you to the portions of the government that oversee green cards. laboursaving chancellor needs to be transparent. the laboursaving chancellor needs to be transparent-— transparent. the chancellor has told eo - le transparent. the chancellor has told peeple they — transparent. the chancellor has told peeple they have — transparent. the chancellor has told people they have to _ transparent. the chancellor has told people they have to have _ transparent. the chancellor has told people they have to have this - transparent. the chancellor has told people they have to have this tax i people they have to have this tax hike component and it sounds like he and his immediate family have been using whatever tax ways they can to, you know, do not pay as much as they possibly should do. and this is a moral issue, more than anything. despite the bad headlines, the prime minister said he was backing his chancellor. i minister said he was backing his chancellor-— minister said he was backing his chancellor. ., , , , ., chancellor. i would stress that the chancellor. i would stress that the chancellor rishi _ chancellor. i would stress that the chancellor rishi sunak _ chancellor. i would stress that the chancellor rishi sunak is - chancellor. i would stress that the chancellor rishi sunak is doing - chancellor. i would stress that the chancellor rishi sunak is doing an | chancellor rishi sunak is doing an outstanding job and as far as possible as i think i said yesterday, i don't think people's families should be, should be dragged into things.— families should be, should be dragged into things. scrutiny of the chancellor's — dragged into things. scrutiny of the chancellor's personal— dragged into things. scrutiny of the chancellor's personal wealth - dragged into things. scrutiny of the chancellor's personal wealth and i chancellor's personal wealth and finances comes in the week he raised taxes, and everyone is watching the pennies. the white house hasjoined the uk and eu in condemnation
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of a missile attack on a railway station in eastern ukraine, which officials say killed more than 50 people. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has dismissed russian denials that it carried out the strike in kramatorsk, saying "this is an evil that has no limits". simonjones reports. they were trying to escape the conflict. russia is stepping up its offensive in the east of ukraine. people already packed onto the strain in kramatorsk, in the hope of travelling to safety, when the missiles struck. translation: what missiles struck. translation: what did we do to — missiles struck. translation: what did we do to the _ missiles struck. translation: “wrath did we do to the russians to missiles struck. translation: the�*iéet did we do to the russians to deserve this? we are civilians.— this? we are civilians. described by ukraine as another _ this? we are civilians. described by ukraine as another war _ this? we are civilians. described by ukraine as another war crime - this? we are civilians. described by ukraine as another war crime by - ukraine as another war crime by russia. translation: this ukraine as another war crime by russia. tuna/mom- ukraine as another war crime by russia. translation: as soon as the shellin: russia. translation: as soon as the shelling ended. _ russia. translation: as soon as the shelling ended, we _ russia. translation: as soon as the shelling ended, we ran _ russia. translation: as soon as the shelling ended, we ran here _ russia. translation: as soon as the shelling ended, we ran here and - russia. translation: as soon as the shelling ended, we ran here and saw. shelling ended, we ran here and saw a terrible sight. people were
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running, screaming, crying, praying. it was scary, because were exploding. there was panic everywhere. exploding. there was panic everywhere-— exploding. there was panic eve here. . _ ., , exploding. there was panic eve here. . _ ., ., everywhere. nearby, the remains of a missile, painted _ everywhere. nearby, the remains of a missile, painted on _ everywhere. nearby, the remains of a missile, painted on it, _ everywhere. nearby, the remains of a missile, painted on it, in _ everywhere. nearby, the remains of a missile, painted on it, in russian, - missile, painted on it, in russian, the words "for the children". it is unclear if it might have malfunctioned or if it was shot down while heading for a different target, but western officials believe it was likely a russian missile fired indiscriminately. the tari etini missile fired indiscriminately. the targeting of— missile fired indiscriminately. in? targeting of civilians missile fired indiscriminately. ti;e: targeting of civilians would missile fired indiscriminately. ti9 targeting of civilians would be a war crime. we'll be supporting ever gets to see what happened here. russia has denied any involvement, saying no missions were played in the area at the time. at the ukrainian president shows that —— says it shows the greater need for international support for his country. translation: russia's war as our nation — country. translation: russia's war as our nation may _ country. translation: russia's war as our nation may end _ country. translation: russia's war as our nation may end in _ country. translation: russia's war as our nation may end in victory - country. translation: russia's war as our nation may end in victory and | as our nation may end in victory and freedom earlier than something, if ukraine receives the weapons we have asked for. any delay in providing
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weapons, and excuses can only mean one thing — some politicians want to help the russian leadership more than us ukrainians.— than us ukrainians. equipment is bein: than us ukrainians. equipment is being sent _ than us ukrainians. equipment is being sent from _ than us ukrainians. equipment is being sent from countries - than us ukrainians. equipment is being sent from countries like i than us ukrainians. equipment is| being sent from countries like the czech republic. new russian offences in the east are expected sooner rather than later. in kramatorsk, the human cost of the conflict is clear. the message from the ukrainian government is that russia will be held accountable. simon jones, bbc news. we can speak now to our correspondent emma vardy, who's in the western city of lviv. good morning to you, amer. many people will have now seen the damage caused by the air strike on the railway station. what more do we know about that incident?- railway station. what more do we know about that incident? there has been worldwide _ know about that incident? there has been worldwide condemnation - know about that incident? there has been worldwide condemnation of. know about that incident? there has l been worldwide condemnation of that missile attack that took place when there were thousands of people at there were thousands of people at the station. they were bound to be civilian casualties. they have been thousands of people there in recent
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days trying to evacuate from the area. the death toll kept on rising yesterday. it is said to be about 50 people believed to have been killed there. those of the figures coming from local ukrainian officials on the ground. there has been worldwide condemnation overnight. the ukrainian president has called that another russian war crime, saying it shows evil without limits. those sentiments have been echoed by other world leaders, too, like the us presidentjoe biden, calling a and horrific attack. there has been so avid narrative from the eu, with president zelenskyy, yesterday as you lot alone, coming to kyiv, saying that ukraine could begin a fast track to join the eu. there will be people on the ground documenting atrocities. but ukraine continues to call the military aid,
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saying sanctions are not enough. volodymyr zelenskyy has vowed that foreign leaders and political leaders will be held to account in a war crimes tribunal. but for the short term, the focus of ukrainian officials is to evacuate people from east ukraine, where they expect fresh russian attacks.— east ukraine, where they expect fresh russian attacks. emma, thank ou ve fresh russian attacks. emma, thank you very much- _ will smith has been banned from attending the oscars for ten years, after he slapped the comedian chris rock on stage at this year's ceremony. the actor said he accepted the decision by the academy, who called his actions "unacceptable and harmful". peter bowes reports from los angeles. the slap that shocked the world, retaliation for a joke by chris rock that will smith didn't like. now he is facing the consequences. after a meeting of its board of governors, the academies of the actor is banned from attending the oscars and any of its other events in person or virtually for the next decade. but he keeps the coveted statue he won.
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the academy pendant open letter to its members. the academy also admits it made some mistakes. there has been no argument from will smith that he deserved to be punished. he issued this short statement after hearing his fate. i'm trying to look my kids. you are lookin: i'm trying to look my kids. you are looking out — i'm trying to look my kids. you are looking out for _ i'm trying to look my kids. you are looking out for yourself. _ i'm trying to look my kids. you are looking out for yourself. it - i'm trying to look my kids. you are looking out for yourself. it was - looking out for yourself. it was meant to be — looking out for yourself. it was meant to be a _ looking out for yourself. it was meant to be a crowning - looking out for yourself. it was i meant to be a crowning moment looking out for yourself. it was - meant to be a crowning moment for one of its most popular stars. but will smith's win for playing the father of venus serena williams and king richard will be tainted forever
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by his actions of the night. the actor has resigned his membership of the academy and apologise. it means he would be able to vote for future oscar winners, he would be able to vote for future oscarwinners, but he would be able to vote for future oscar winners, but he will be able to go for future work. some have been surprised by the severity of his punishment. i been surprised by the severity of his punishment.— been surprised by the severity of his punishment. i think a ten year ban is a long _ his punishment. i think a ten year ban is a long time. _ his punishment. i think a ten year ban is a long time. but _ his punishment. i think a ten year ban is a long time. but i - his punishment. i think a ten year ban is a long time. but i do - his punishment. i think a ten year ban is a long time. but i do think| ban is a long time. but i do think that they could have been worse consequences. he still keeps to keep his oscar, he isn't expelled permanently from it. so i think that he is able to recover and still thrive, and a sense. the academy sa s its thrive, and a sense. the academy says its response _ thrive, and a sense. the academy says its response is _ thrive, and a sense. the academy says its response is part _ thrive, and a sense. the academy says its response is part of- thrive, and a sense. the academy says its response is part of a - thrive, and a sense. the academy says its response is part of a step| says its response is part of a step towards protecting the safety of its performers and guests and a way to restore trust in the body. this is the biggest controversy in the oscars' 94 year history. the academy has moved quickly to try to put it behind them and prevent it from happening in the future. but will smith may have a long road ahead to repair his reputation. peter bowes,
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bbc news, los angeles. long delays and queues are expected to continue this weekend, as people try to get away for the easter holidays. travellers are being warned of significant disruption on the roads, at airports and ferry terminals. our reporter matt graveling is in dover. matt, we were talking about delays yesterday. have things improved? hours are looking for the rest of the weekend?— hours are looking for the rest of the weekend? ,:, :, :, :,: the weekend? good morning, rachel, it sounds like — the weekend? good morning, rachel, it sounds like from _ the weekend? good morning, rachel, it sounds like from people _ the weekend? good morning, rachel, it sounds like from people we - the weekend? good morning, rachel, it sounds like from people we have . it sounds like from people we have been _ it sounds like from people we have been hearing from it will be more of the some. _ been hearing from it will be more of the same, really. this is the port of dover, — the same, really. this is the port of dover, the uk's busiest passenger ferry port. _ of dover, the uk's busiest passenger ferry port, europe's busiest roll on roll off— ferry port, europe's busiest roll on roll off the — ferry port, europe's busiest roll on roll off the report, but there has been _ roll off the report, but there has been less— roll off the report, but there has been less rolling on and off recently _ been less rolling on and off recently. the reason is threefold: demand, — recently. the reason is threefold: demand, lots of people wanted to go away, _ demand, lots of people wanted to go away, but _ demand, lots of people wanted to go away, but there has been bad weather, _ away, but there has been bad weather, and on top of that there has also — weather, and on top of that there has also been suspension of services _ has also been suspension of services. piano have two of that vessel_ services. piano have two of that vessel is— services. piano have two of that vessel is unable to go from dover to
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calais _ vessel is unable to go from dover to calais i_ vessel is unable to go from dover to calais i said — vessel is unable to go from dover to calais. i said ——so what has been happening — calais. i said ——so what has been happening is _ calais. i said ——so what has been happening is that another operator, dfds, _ happening is that another operator, dfds. has— happening is that another operator, dfds, has been picking up the slack and taking _ dfds, has been picking up the slack and taking passengers booked on p&o. but dfds— and taking passengers booked on p&o. but dfds this weekend and and taking passengers booked on p&0. but dfds this weekend and 40,000 people _ but dfds this weekend and 40,000 people with them. they are at full capacity — people with them. they are at full capacity. this is 50% rise on last weekend, — capacity. this is 50% rise on last weekend, so this is causing more delays _ weekend, so this is causing more delays the — weekend, so this is causing more delays. the authority helping with the planning for this region say this is— the planning for this region say this is the _ the planning for this region say this is the worst they can remember in two _ this is the worst they can remember in two years— this is the worst they can remember in two years because there is a big stretch, _ in two years because there is a big stretch, 23— in two years because there is a big stretch, 23 miles on the em 20 southbound, that has been allocated for lorries, _ southbound, that has been allocated for lorries, more than four and a half thousand lorries trying to get to port. _ half thousand lorries trying to get to port, caught up in travel delays. -- m20~ _ to port, caught up in travel delays. -- m20~ as — to port, caught up in travel delays. —— m20. as our many people we have been _ —— m20. as our many people we have been speaking to, starting withjohn the lorry— been speaking to, starting withjohn the lorry driver and his dog. you would get _ the lorry driver and his dog. you would get moved _ the lorry driver and his dog. ti’f7i. would get moved 100 yard and then you would sit for 40 yards, then
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struck again. no services. i am also having to go to the toilet as well, on the side of the road. yesterday at midday l _ on the side of the road. yesterday at midday i stopped _ on the side of the road. yesterday at midday i stopped at _ on the side of the road. yesterday at midday i stopped at 57 - on the side of the road. yesterday i at midday i stopped at 57 kilometres from dover. for dover, sorry. and i wait _ from dover. for dover, sorry. and i wait 26 _ from dover. for dover, sorry. and i wait 26 hours _ from dover. for dover, sorry. and i wait 26 hours-— wait 26 hours. hours and hours in the traffic- _ wait 26 hours. hours and hours in the traffic. really _ wait 26 hours. hours and hours in the traffic. really bad. _ wait 26 hours. hours and hours in l the traffic. really bad. portsmouth, believe it or not. so we have travelled down. and hopefully we will catch a train. if not we will miss the race.— will catch a train. if not we will miss the race. : , , :, miss the race. airport passages have also been affected _ miss the race. airport passages have also been affected by _ miss the race. airport passages have also been affected by this. _ miss the race. airport passages have also been affected by this. we - miss the race. airport passages have also been affected by this. we have l also been affected by this. we have been told _ also been affected by this. we have been told that airlines such as easyjet — been told that airlines such as easyjet and british airways are cancelling a total of around 100 a day. cancelling a total of around 100 a day some — cancelling a total of around 100 a day. some of those were preplanned to try— day. some of those were preplanned to try to— day. some of those were preplanned to try to reduce disruption. we have also heard _ to try to reduce disruption. we have also heard of delays of about 90 minutes — also heard of delays of about 90 minutes at manchester airport, which is due _ minutes at manchester airport, which is due to _ minutes at manchester airport, which is due to staff sickness with covid-i9. _ is due to staff sickness with covid—19, and they are trying to train _ covid—19, and they are trying to train up — covid—19, and they are trying to train up as— covid—19, and they are trying to train up as many as they can. manchester airport apparently have 220 people ready to go. they have
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asked _ 220 people ready to go. they have asked for— 220 people ready to go. they have asked for the vetting process to be sped up _ asked for the vetting process to be sped up. but the transport secretary says they— sped up. but the transport secretary says they will not cut corners for safety, — says they will not cut corners for safety, but — says they will not cut corners for safety, but has those operators do it they _ safety, but has those operators do it they can — safety, but has those operators do it they can to get people away smoothly. it they can to get people away smoothly-— former tennis star boris becker has been found guilty of concealing cash and property following his bankruptcy in 2017. the three times wimbledon champion was convicted of a number of offences at southwark crown court, relating to millions of pounds worth of assets. he was acquitted of a further 20 charges. he'll be sentenced later this month. the man who murdered primary school teacher sabina nessa has beenjailed for life, with a minimum term of 36 years. koci selamaj attacked and killed the 28—year—old in a park in south—east london, last september. our reporter zoe conway has been speaking to ms nessa's sister. intelligent, opinionated, kind, caring, funny and beautiful. this is
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what sabina's friends say about her. is it any wonder that her family are struggling to come to terms with the enormity of their loss? like. struggling to come to terms with the enormity of their loss?— enormity of their loss? like, how does a parent _ enormity of their loss? like, how does a parent except _ enormity of their loss? like, how does a parent except the - enormity of their loss? like, how does a parent except the fact - enormity of their loss? like, how| does a parent except the fact that their daughter, the age of 28, is no more? how do you accept that? you cannot and it'sjust more? how do you accept that? you cannot and it's just — is the hope it's a bad dream and you just wish that it wasn't true. it is affected my sisters, my parents, you just wouldn't believe that it would happen to you. it has affected my daughters as well.— happen to you. it has affected my daughters as well. sabina neser did not know her _ daughters as well. sabina neser did not know her killer. _ daughters as well. sabina neser did not know her killer. she _ daughters as well. sabina neser did not know her killer. she had - daughters as well. sabina neser did not know her killer. she had been i not know her killer. she had been taking a shortcut through the park in south—east london on her way to meet a friend last september when koci selamaj struck. —— sabina nessa. he hit her 34 times with his
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metal traffic triangle. he removed her tights and underwear before strangling her. the police say the crime was sexually motivated. koci selamaj was an albanian who lived in eastbourne. the prosecution said he had been violent towards his estranged wife and two hours before the murder he tried to engage his wife in sex and when she refused, he drove to london with the attention of attacking a woman.— drove to london with the attention of attacking a woman. there is clear evidence of— of attacking a woman. there is clear evidence of a _ of attacking a woman. there is clear evidence of a sexually _ of attacking a woman. there is clear evidence of a sexually motivated - evidence of a sexually motivated attack, along with the fact that he propositioned his wife earlier in the day for six, and it says to me without a shadow of a doubt that it was a sexually motivated murder. ih was a sexually motivated murder. in previous hearings, the family have seen koci selamaj in court. hagar seen koci selama' in court. how could he do — seen koci selamaj in court. how could he do that? _ seen koci selamaj in court. how could he do that? how - seen koci selamaj in court. tint-he could he do that? how could he hurt my sister, knowing that before that
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he was waiting for some woman to attack her and do what he wanted to do? i'mjust attack her and do what he wanted to do? i'm just thinking, attack her and do what he wanted to do? i'mjust thinking, what attack her and do what he wanted to do? i'm just thinking, what a horrible animal, vile animal, he is. before becoming a primary school teacher, sabina nessa studied here at the university of greenwich and was taught by doctor louisa was aquatic. she had been so impressed by sabina that she thought that she could go on to be a head teacher. she made my life teaching that you so much easier and it was so fun. very, very intelligent. she would say things that were extremely thought—provoking and she had a nice group of people around her. grant university students _ group of people around her. grant university students getting ready to protest against male violence. they call themselves the sabina project, and this is what drives them. obviously, first and foremost as awareness, but it is also about the change in behaviour, so, for example, with myself, it is teaching
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my five—year—old son to respect women, teaching boys in schools, teaching women their rights because growing up, for me, i didn't know it was ok to say, actually, no, it is about empowering young people. some male students — about empowering young people. some male students helped _ about empowering young people. some male students helped to set up the group, hoping to influence other men into doing more to look after women. this is a message of caring and protection for women when it comes to notjust anywhere, when they're walking, making sure they are right, safe, and don't have to fear anything. safe, and don't have to fear anything-— safe, and don't have to fear an hinr. �* :, ,:, safe, and don't have to fear an hinr.�* :, ,, anything. but the group also exists because the _ anything. but the group also exists because the students _ anything. but the group also exists because the students want - anything. but the group also exists because the students want to - anything. but the group also exists| because the students want to make sure that sabina is not forgotten. i hope that if she is looking down she is proud that her name is being used in such a way, her name will carry on and hopefully empower so many young girls and women to speak out and hopefully gain equality in her name, because you deserve to live on. because it was such a waste of
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potential in life, but hopefully her legacy will continue. this potential in life, but hopefully her legacy will continue.— legacy will continue. this is how was that she — legacy will continue. this is how was that she wore _ legacy will continue. this is how was that she wore on _ legacy will continue. this is how was that she wore on the - legacy will continue. this is how was that she wore on the night. | legacy will continue. this is how i was that she wore on the night. so i'm was that she wore on the night. so i'rn just _ was that she wore on the night. so i'm just holding it to feel close to her. i'm just holding it to feel close to her~ we — i'm just holding it to feel close to her. we kinda feel like she will walk— her. we kinda feel like she will walk through the door. people say time will— walk through the door. people say time will get easier, but really come — time will get easier, but really come a — time will get easier, but really come a time just gets harder, and the realisation that she's not here kind of— the realisation that she's not here kind of hits — the realisation that she's not here kind of hits home. if the realisation that she's not here kind of hits home.— solace to be found, then perhaps it is to be found here, in the determination of so many people to keep the name sabina nessa alive. and to ensure that the light she brought into the world never goes out. zoe conway, bbc news. it is it i519 it is 19 minutes past six. you might have caught a glimpse of this will be talking about the travel problems
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early on. this is what is a rather spectacular sunrise over dover. our cameras looking at the guys and tomas who was hit with the river for the saturday morning, have a look at thatis the saturday morning, have a look at that is here with the weather for the saturday morning, have a look at that, isn't that beautiful? it actually looks more like some sort of i would say dystopian scenery from mars or something with a space station in the background. that is how my brain works! but yes, you are right. the sunrise, depending where you are in the uk obviously, it's pretty much just about now. i think in london it was 18 minutes past six, so a couple of minutes ago officially but of course it varies. anyway, we have a good weekend in the way, lots of sunny spells on the way, a few showers of the forecast, and they will be mostly across northern scotland. you can see the windy arrows blowing in from the north, quite a chilly wind. it will also be felt on the north sea coast through today and that wind will post some of the shower is a little bit further south but i think very
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fleeting for most of us, and actually southern parts of wales, cornwall, devon, most of the west country, looking beautiful through today. tacky, as i say, seven in aberdeen, we won't get any higher than probably 12 degrees in the south of the country. the winds will fall like tonight. we are also between weather systems here, a little area of high pressure, so that means that the temperatures will fall quite sharply in most major towns and cities, will be around freezing or below, a lot colder than these values suggest in the countryside, so that means a frosty start to tomorrow, but again we do it all over again and it is a sunny one, first thing, clear blue skies, but then it will turn hazy across western areas and cloud will build up. sunny spells, and if anything it would turn quite cloudy in northern ireland. fairly chilly tomorrow, 12 degrees, so a good weekend, but temperatures a little on the low side. it is warming up in the coming days, in fact by the time we get to midweek, temperature could be approaching 20 degrees across the south, mid teens in the north. so all in all, not a bad weekend. we
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will see you _ all in all, not a bad weekend. we will see you later, thank you very much. time now for the latest technology news — here's this week's click. mobile world congress. every year, barcelona used to be lit up with smartphone launches and announcements of connected devices, beyond what you might ever think of or need. now, 2020 was pretty much a no—show, for obvious reasons, and last year — well, that was just weird. we've arrived. this is fira de barcelona. yes, the show was back on, but we couldn't go — although you were there in spirit, if not in body. yeah, the less said about that, the better. but this year, it's back in full
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swing with all sorts of companies showing off their latest wares. so, whilst i am here at the design museum in london, where behind me, there's a good old—fashioned brick phone and a nokia 3310 — remember those? — we know how fast these phones change, so we've sent omar mehtab and osman iqbal to barcelona. samsung, nokia, huawei, oppo, xiaomi — they're all here and all got something to show. that's the thing about mwc, isn't it? it's all about the big releases. say, for example, this — the samsung s22 ultra. the supposedly best of their s22 range, it comes with a touch bigger screen than its predecessor, a slightly more powerful cpu and a bigger sensor, so its cameras can take better pictures in low light. but they have learnt from the s21 ultra, because instead of flogging a 60 quid case to house the optional s pen, they've just given it to you, in here, and they've got a little slot for it within the phone, which potentially spells the end
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of the note series? who knows. but what i can say is this does write smooth. you know, like a pen on paper. the problem is in some tests, the battery life is actually a little bit worse than the s21 ultra and its square design doesn't feel as natural in your hand, either. and at 1,200 quid, you wonder if it is worth the huge price tag with such little differences. but it pairs well with this — the newly announced galaxy book 2 pro. this is the most powerful of its line—up, the 360, and it starts at around 1,099 quid. it offers a few interesting titbits, like a 1080p front—facing camera and auto framing, which keeps you centred in your shot — for your video calls that undoubtedly became more popular over the last two years. can't find me! there it is! it's found me! but the multi control impressed the most, where you can keep watch of your smartphone and also use your tab s8 as a second screen, creating quite an ecosystem.
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samsung stands for innovation, you know? typically where we lead, others follow. bringing all of those the elements of the note and bringing them to the s22 because we listened to our customers — they wanted that productivity, they wanted that solution from us. innovation and what our consumers tell us they want will be at the absolute heart of what we do going forward. and here's the problem. that's it. with smartphones, we've been held in a kind of a holding pattern for years with only incremental upgrades every release. once you've seen one, you've seen them all, and despite how impressive these handsets are, it's all kind of predictable. here's another example. huawei's latest p50 pro is just another smartphone with small upgrades since the last. and this super device software, which they announced at the show, is, again, incredible, but just another ecosystem they've built to bow against the likes of apple and samsung. look, here's the point i'm trying to make, ok? here are some releases from some of the big companies. and here are the notable
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improvements from their predecessors — camera quality, battery life, screen size. is that all we've got to look forward to any more? ok, yes, in recent times, we've had some exciting innovations, like the foldable or the rollable smartphones. one noticeable trend is cheaper but feature—packed phones, like from xiaomi here, or going a bit more retro again, like nokia. but otherwise, it'sjust variations of the same thing, and has been since apple debuted the iphone 15 years ago. giant screen. applause. can we really call that innovation? is there a point to mwc, if all you're going to do is go and look at a phone and say, "oh, look — "that camera lens is bigger." there's innovation in the form factor, but there's all in — also innovation in the connectivity and the content. we've seen the content ecosystem basically develop over — over the last years as well, so i think with every touch point that the — that the phone
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essentially enables, you'll also find subsequent innovation come from that. ok, yes, innovations involving phones, but not the phone itself. look, it's no—one's fault, but the next killer device just has not arrived yet and so, it's all a bit samey. so maybe it's not worth coming to mwc again. there's nothing really special out on show. needle sctratches across record. it's not just about the glitzy phone launches, is it? it's not just shiny things. there's a big mobile ecosystem and loads happening. i get that, but people care about the big phone launches. you don't get that, though, do you? what they may upgrade to next — that's what matters here to people. is that what matters?! of course it is! there's loads going on! you know, there's loads kind of innovation, small players, big players. i'll show you something so intense. cheer up! so, what are these companies working on in 2022? 5g bartenders, robot dogs, vr roller—coasters and, you guessed it, the metaverse!
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and as i finally get back to an in—person event, i'm being made very aware that companies are eager for me to embrace the virtual world. but here's one device that is 100% metaverse—proof. as screens get bigger and bigger, what happens if you make a phone with no screen at all? no buttons, no screen, purely voice—controlled. put it on, and sayonara, social media. these are titan from mymanu. they are 4g—enable earbuds with a phone's functionality, and they can even translate other languages in almost real—time whilst not needing to connect to a phone like most other devices. why don't you tell me an interesting fact about yourself? speaks french. so, you're french.
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you're from the sunny coast and you live in manchester, where it rains all the time. exactly. that's cool. that is awesome, that is awesome — i love that. and whilst one company is ditching the screen, the astro slide 5g is adding even more to it. a regular rectangular phone — where is the innovation? watch this. boom! it's a mechanical keyboard on a phone! and while i may enjoy a keyboard on a phone, it doesn't exactly scream rock star. but this does. zurich—based start—up mictic have developed what they are calling audio—augmented reality. these wristbands connect to a smartphone app and the sensors translate your motions into music. when you think of a cello, here's the neck of the cello and then my right hand is the bow hand, so essentially, it would be like... plays cello.
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so it's really precise, it's really responsive, it's really dynamic, based on how you are playing. that's all very cultured but, let's be honest, nobody plays the air cello. i'll throw a beat behind it. now, i can start really rocking out. plays electric guitar. now, if i do this... it starts looping... ..and again, i can solo over it. but the final word has to go to japanese company toraru, who have found a truly novel way of transporting people to the other side of the world. this is a live video link to japan. someone is standing there with a tablet and you have these buttons along the bottom and all you do if you want to turn around, you just press your button... look at that!
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you can even push buttons to pick things up or even pay for goods. but some parts do feel a bit dehumanising. and i feel super guilty about this — is this button here. and i don't know why, but you can go boop! and they jump! that was a big jump! the buttons that make other humans jump should just not exist. osman and omar, ola! it sounds like some companies are breaking new ground there, so has the visit to the show been worth it? for me? no, it hasn't, because it's the same as every other mwc that i've been to — a new smartphone with a couple of improvements from the last one. see, that's absolutely not true! i've been trying to tell omar - all along it's not just about these devices, it's about. the wider ecosystem. we've seen the metaverse and - the advance in connectivity needed. that conversation is happening. 56 low latency, things that are around the phone — - that's where the -
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innovation will happen. but there's nothing to see. there is no metaverse as yet — that's the point. yeah, it — because it needs these conferences like this to sit down, j get it done, advances connectivity. it's not just about that. but the reason people care about these conferences is because of the smartphones, the main devices, not secondary things, you know? it's all about the smartphones. but, omar, you're wearing a smartwatch and so am i so, clearly, people do care about these things. chuckles. 0k, yeah, i mean... see, ithink, lara, - i think you have nailed it. that has proven, you know... thank you! the phones — that's all right — the phones may change, - but these things that exist around them, things that connect - to the phone, you're seeing loads of those innovations. _ there's loads of them. loads of great, new cool things. i'mjust saying... that's where things will move forward. i this will be the same mwc this year as it is going to be next year and the year after. eh! how do you know? ok, you're like an old married couple! he's such a pessimist! i'm going to leave you to
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keep battling this out. you're such a pessimist! we've got the optimist and the pessimist here. osman and omar, thank you. and that's it for the short—cut. the full—length programme can be found on iplayer. and, as ever, you can keep up with the teams throughout the week on social media. find us on youtube, instagram, facebook and twitter at @bbcclick. thanks for watching. bye— bye. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. good morning. it is grand national
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day today and matt has been at aintree. the weather has improved. it looks like a beautiful morning there, mike. the it looks like a beautiful morning there. mike-— it looks like a beautiful morning there, mike. , , , there, mike. the sun is 'ust coming u . there, mike. the sun is 'ust coming u- over there, mike. the sun is 'ust coming up over to — there, mike. the sun is 'ust coming up to the t there, mike. the sun is 'ust coming up over to the left. _ there, mike. the sun is 'ust coming up over to the left. it _ there, mike. the sun is 'ust coming up over to the left. it is- there, mike. the sun isjust coming up over to the left. it is a _ there, mike. the sun isjust coming up over to the left. it is a bit - up over to the left. it is a bit chill , up over to the left. it is a bit chilly. but — up over to the left. it is a bit chilly. but a _ up over to the left. it is a bit chilly, but a lovely _ up over to the left. it is a bit chilly, but a lovely day. - up over to the left. it is a bit chilly, but a lovely day. i - up over to the left. it is a bit i chilly, but a lovely day. i calm up over to the left. it is a bit - chilly, but a lovely day. i calm day with not too _ chilly, but a lovely day. i calm day with not too much _ chilly, but a lovely day. i calm day with not too much wind. _ chilly, but a lovely day. i calm day with not too much wind. it - chilly, but a lovely day. i calm day with not too much wind. it is - chilly, but a lovely day. i calm day with not too much wind. it is and l with not too much wind. it is and i'm not with not too much wind. it is and l'm not and _ with not too much wind. it is and l'm not and a _ with not too much wind. it is and i'm not and a privilege _ with not too much wind. it is and i'm not and a privilege to - with not too much wind. it is and i'm not and a privilege to be - i'm not and a privilege to be standing _ i'm not and a privilege to be standing here on grand national date with the _ standing here on grand national date with the crowd back for the first time _ with the crowd back for the first time in — with the crowd back for the first time in three years. they call it the people's race because families come _ the people's race because families come together. i members are kidded village _ come together. i members are kidded village schools, rather, at the assembly— village schools, rather, at the assembly hall, on saturday afternoon, watching it around the it was only— afternoon, watching it around the it was only the grand national and the wimbledon final that everyone would gather— wimbledon final that everyone would gather to _ wimbledon final that everyone would gather to watch. they were that interested in the football. i was but they— interested in the football. i was but they won't. it is a race to bring — but they won't. it is a race to bring people together because of its famous _ bring people together because of its famous fences, the waterjump, and film famous fences, the waterjump, and right by— famous fences, the waterjump, and right by it. _ famous fences, the waterjump, and right by it. it— famous fences, the waterjump, and right by it, it isn't as big as deep as it _ right by it, it isn't as big as deep as it used — right by it, it isn't as big as deep as it used to— right by it, it isn't as big as deep as it used to be, but still one of the challenges that the writers and
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their horses will have to clear on their horses will have to clear on the first— their horses will have to clear on the first time around this afternoon, including rachel blackmore. can she do it again? last year she _ blackmore. can she do it again? last year she made history on minella times— year she made history on minella times when she became the first female _ times when she became the first female jockey to win the race. she is one _ female jockey to win the race. she is one the — female jockey to win the race. she is one the golden couple and tell them _ is one the golden couple and tell them a _ is one the golden couple and tell them a different horse. but she she is not _ them a different horse. but she she is not looking back too much on last year's _ is not looking back too much on last year's victory. —— golden cup. you year's victory. -- golden cup. you don't spend _ year's victory. -- golden cup. you don't spend too — year's victory. —— golden cup. gm, don't spend too much time reflecting, you are always looking forward at it the next thing. last was incredible but you are back again this year and trying to do it all over again. again this year and trying to do it all overagain. so again this year and trying to do it all over again. so you are kind of looking forward, more so, you know, you are kind of reflecting all over, ma be. :, :, , maybe. the other thing about this race is that _ maybe. the other thing about this race is that the _ maybe. the other thing about this race is that the way _ maybe. the other thing about this race is that the way bring - maybe. the other thing about this race is that the way bring people i race is that the way bring people together— race is that the way bring people together in terms of the once a year flutter~ _ together in terms of the once a year flutter. members of the family or the office — flutter. members of the family or the office sweepstake come up with people _ the office sweepstake come up with people with no interest or knowledge about _ people with no interest or knowledge about spores or horses, picking a winner. _ about spores or horses, picking a winner, with as much chance as those with great— winner, with as much chance as those
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with great sporting minds. sol tried _ with great sporting minds. sol tried to — with great sporting minds. sol tried to get a few tips yesterday as to how— tried to get a few tips yesterday as to how people pick their winners and who might _ to how people pick their winners and who might win this year's grand nationat — ijust i just close my eyes, ijust close my eyes, go like that, and i was picked the winner. abs, ijust close my eyes, go like that, and i was picked the winner. a name, if i so and i was picked the winner. a name, if i so comic — and i was picked the winner. a name, if i so comic associate _ and i was picked the winner. a name, if i so comic associate with _ if i so comic associate with anything _ if i so comic associate with anything. i if i so comic associate with anything-— if i so comic associate with anything. if i so comic associate with an hinu. :, ~ ,, anything. i have mr coffee, because m father anything. i have mr coffee, because my father is — anything. i have mr coffee, because my father is a _ anything. i have mr coffee, because my father is a copy _ anything. i have mr coffee, because my father is a copy of— anything. i have mr coffee, because my father is a copy of it. _ anything. i have mr coffee, because my father is a copy of it. -- - my father is a copy of it. —— husband _ my father is a copy of it. —— husband. and _ my father is a copy of it. —— husband. and it— my father is a copy of it. —— husband. and it is- my father is a copy of it. —— husband. and it is my- my father is a copy of it. —— i husband. and it is my birthday my father is a copy of it. —— - husband. and it is my birthday today so hopefully— husband. and it is my birthday today so hopefully that _ husband. and it is my birthday today so hopefully that will _ husband. and it is my birthday today so hopefully that will go _ husband. and it is my birthday today so hopefully that will go well - husband. and it is my birthday today so hopefully that will go well as - so hopefully that will go well as welt _ so hopefully that will go well as welt l— so hopefully that will go well as well. :, well. i went with fidler on the brew. iwill_ well. i went with fidler on the brew. i will pick _ well. i went with fidler on the brew. i will pick discorama. . well. i went with fidler on the - brew. i will pick discorama. wyadup one? in brew. i will pick discorama. wyadup one? in memory _ brew. i will pick discorama. wyadup one? in memory of— brew. i will pick discorama. wyadup one? in memory of my _ brew. i will pick discorama. wyadup one? in memory of my dad - brew. i will pick discorama. wyadup one? in memory of my dad who - brew. i will pick discorama. wyadup i one? in memory of my dad who passed awa . i one? in memory of my dad who passed away- i just _ one? in memory of my dad who passed away- i just pick — one? in memory of my dad who passed away. ijust pick number _ one? in memory of my dad who passed away. ijust pick number 13 _ one? in memory of my dad who passed away. ijust pick number 13 every - away. i 'ust pick number 13 every time. away. ijust pick number 13 every time. it away. ijust pick number 13 every time- it is _ away. ijust pick number 13 every time- it is my — away. ijust pick number 13 every time. it is my lucky _ away. ijust pick number 13 every time. it is my lucky number. - away. ijust pick number 13 every time. it is my lucky number. i. away. ijust pick number 13 every. time. it is my lucky number. i was born on the 13th. i would properly
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put it on a lightweight, i read that in the paper because the ground might be a bit wet. i in the paper because the ground might be a bit wet.— in the paper because the ground might be a bit wet. i think we will erha -s might be a bit wet. i think we will perhaps pick— might be a bit wet. i think we will perhaps pick something - might be a bit wet. i think we will perhaps pick something that - might be a bit wet. i think we will perhaps pick something that is i might be a bit wet. i think we will| perhaps pick something that is the same _ perhaps pick something that is the same colour as our frocks. go perhaps pick something that is the same colour as our frocks.- same colour as our frocks. go for the best dressed _ same colour as our frocks. go for the best dressed jockey - same colour as our frocks. go for the best dressed jockey with i same colour as our frocks. go for the best dressed jockey with the | the best dressed jockey with the nicest colours. the best dressed 'ockey with the nicest colours._ the best dressed 'ockey with the nicest colours. .: �* :, : «e :, :, nicest colours. rachel blackmore who won last year. — nicest colours. rachel blackmore who won last year. they — nicest colours. rachel blackmore who won last year, they like _ nicest colours. rachel blackmore who won last year, they like the _ nicest colours. rachel blackmore who won last year, they like the girl- won last year, they like the girl jockeys, — won last year, they like the girl jockeys, and she is extremely good. there _ jockeys, and she is extremely good. there is— jockeys, and she is extremely good. there is also — jockeys, and she is extremely good. there is also a horse called snow leopardess, a remarkable story, retired _ leopardess, a remarkable story, retired from racing, had a fall, came — retired from racing, had a fall, came back— retired from racing, had a fall, came back and one in december. and i'm came back and one in december. and i'm sure— came back and one in december. and i'm sure the _ came back and one in december. and i'm sure the punters will love that one _ i'm sure the punters will love that one |_ i'm sure the punters will love that one. :, :, :, ,, :, one. i will go without one, snow leopardess- _ one. i will go without one, snow leopardess. that _ one. i will go without one, snow leopardess. that sounds - one. i will go without one, snow leopardess. that sounds good l one. i will go without one, snow| leopardess. that sounds good to one. i will go without one, snow i leopardess. that sounds good to me. fidler on the — leopardess. that sounds good to me. fidler on the roof _ leopardess. that sounds good to me. fidler on the roof on _ leopardess. that sounds good to me. fidler on the roof on saturday. i leopardess. that sounds good to me. fidler on the roof on saturday. yes. l fidler on the roof on saturday. yes. i have to fidler on the roof on saturday. yes. i have to pick _ fidler on the roof on saturday. yes. i have to pick names _ fidler on the roof on saturday. yes. i have to pick names of— fidler on the roof on saturday. yes. i have to pick names of something that means — i have to pick names of something that means something to me. | i have to pick names of something that means something to me. i think that means something to me. i think that is the one _ that means something to me. i think that is the one that _ that means something to me. i think that is the one that i _ that means something to me. i think that is the one that i fancy. - that means something to me. i think that is the one that i fancy. it - that is the one that i fancy. it isn't about knowing your horses but
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about _ isn't about knowing your horses but about going out and having a good days _ about going out and having a good days fun— about going out and having a good day's fun and picking things that you like — day's fun and picking things that you like the name of and if everybody is something picked and then it _ everybody is something picked and then it wins 100 — one. yes, everybody is something picked and then it wins 100 - one.— then it wins 100 - one. yes, so true, it is— then it wins 100 - one. yes, so true, it is about _ then it wins 100 - one. yes, so true, it is about having - then it wins 100 - one. yes, so true, it is about having fun i then it wins 100 - one. yes, so true, it is about having fun on i then it wins 100 - one. yes, so i true, it is about having fun on this afternoon. 5.15 it goes off. and a good story there, as mentioned by the bookie, snow leopardess, it could become the best to make first female mayor and 71 years to win. we will have more on snow leopardess a little later on. and tiger woods are still fighting at the masters. he is still very much in contention. but the story is about the world number 1, scottie scheffler. our sports correspondent andy swiss reports. at first everything was going wrong,
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dropping four shots in the first five holes and his hopes seem to be slipping away. but five holes and his hopes seem to be slipping away-— slipping away. but in the nick of time, he rediscovered _ slipping away. but in the nick of time, he rediscovered his i slipping away. but in the nick of| time, he rediscovered his magic. tiger woods once again proving you write him off at your peril. at one over he has a lot of work to do, but with this man, you never know. in the blustery conditions it was often tough going. another rollercoaster for rory mcilroy who hung in there, but at two over he is playing catch up. it was betterfor shane lowry, the former open champion with one of the former open champion with one of the rounds of the day to put him right in contention.— right in contention. look at this, shane larry _ right in contention. look at this, shane larry and _ right in contention. look at this, shane larry and then _ right in contention. look at this, shane larry and then it - right in contention. look at this, shane larry and then it goes. i right in contention. look at this, | shane larry and then it goes. can an one shane larry and then it goes. can anyone because _ shane larry and then it goes. can anyone because this man because? scotty scheffler recently became the world number one, but he showed precisely why. a stunning display and here's some five strokes clear. but the shot of the day, it has to be this: america's stuart sink with
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a stunning hole—in—1, making this trickiest of sports look oh so simple. trickiest of sports look oh so sim - le. :, trickiest of sports look oh so simle. :, :, :, :, :, simple. hang on a minute. come on. and she goes- _ simple. hang on a minute. come on. and she goes. andy _ simple. hang on a minute. come on. and she goes. andy swiss, _ simple. hang on a minute. come on. and she goes. andy swiss, bbc i simple. hang on a minute. come on. | and she goes. andy swiss, bbc news. lando and she goes. andy swiss, bbc news. lando norris — and she goes. andy swiss, bbc news. lando norris has _ and she goes. andy swiss, bbc news. lando norris has been _ and she goes. andy swiss, bbc news. lando norris has been the _ and she goes. andy swiss, bbc news. lando norris has been the surprise i lando norris has been the surprise pacesetter in the final practice ahead of this weekend's australian grand prix in qualifying, coming up shortly. lewis hamilton and his mercedes team is still struggling. he could only manage eight. his teammate george russell was 11. o nto onto the football. a busy night of international football and northern ireland's women were beaten 3—1 away in austria, denting their hopes for qualifying for the 2023 world cup. both sides started level on points, battling for second place behind england in group d. austria scored three goals in ten minutes. julie
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andrews got a late consolation for northern ireland, but austria are on course to secure the plough position. but no stopping england, with seven wins out of seven, beating north macedonia 7—0. a 50th international gulf war and in white, just three behind wayne rooney's england record of 53. but a frustrating night forward wales' women. —— for wales women, who slipped to third place in group i, after they were beaten 2—1 at home to france, who've won seven games out of seven. sophie ingle pulled back a goal for wales with 20 minutes to go, but they couldn't get another, so they need to get a result against kazakhstan on tuesday to have any chance of making the play—offs. newcastle united have taken a big step towards premier league survival by beating wolves 1—0. it was very tense for the two at times. newcastle were awarded a second half
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penalty after wolves keeperjose sa brought down chris wood. andy £25 million strikeout got up to score a very valuable goal for eddie howard's side. —— howe. they're ten points clear of the drop zone, although 18th placed burnley have two games in hand. we'll have a look ahead to manchester united later on. but the sun is starting to shine on the waterjump and i better get off because the horses will be out to have a little gallop around to get a feel for the turf in half—an—hour or so. but it is so beautiful to be here at this time of day, the peace and quiet before the crowds come. you know me in the water, i shouldn't hang around too long. step awa from shouldn't hang around too long. step away from the _ shouldn't hang around too long. (rep away from the water, mike, step away. away from the water, mike, step awa . :, ~' :, away from the water, mike, step awa . :, ,, :, :, , away from the water, mike, step awa. :, ~e:, :, , , , away. you know what is useful is havin: away. you know what is useful is having mike _ away. you know what is useful is having mike therefore _ away. you know what is useful is having mike therefore scale. it i having mike therefore scale. it would be useful if you take into lots of different places and have a
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mic scale model.— lots of different places and have a mic scale model. that's sounds like a whole new — mic scale model. that's sounds like a whole new programme. _ mic scale model. that's sounds like a whole new programme. a - mic scale model. that's sounds like a whole new programme. a new i a whole new programme. a new feature. 6.42 _ a whole new programme. a new feature. 6.42 is _ a whole new programme. a new feature. 6.42 is the _ a whole new programme. a new feature. 6.42 is the time, i a whole new programme. a new feature. 6.42 is the time, now. | archaeologists have been excavating hadrian's wall for almost 200 years — but some of their biggest discoveries were only made possible with the work of local labourers. historians are now hoping to identify a team of gardeners and bricklayers who unearthed the remains of a roman town in the early 1900s. alison freeman reports. ican i can remember my grandmother talking about it and show me the photograph from when i was very small. they were always very proud of him. :, �*, :, small. they were always very proud ofhim. :, �*, :, : small. they were always very proud ofhim. :, : of him. marion's great uncle was 'ust 13 of him. marion's great uncle was just 13 years _ of him. marion's great uncle was just 13 years old _ of him. marion's great uncle was just 13 years old when _ of him. marion's great uncle was just 13 years old when he - of him. marion's great uncle was just 13 years old when he took. of him. marion's great uncle was| just 13 years old when he took on his firstjob as one of the labourers who were accelerating corbett roman town more than 100 years ago. he was there when they discovered the famous lion, one of the most impressive finds coming here. this the most impressive finds coming here. : , :, the most impressive finds coming here. a. :, here. as a young boy doing the car in: here. as a young boy doing the carrying around _ here. as a young boy doing the carrying around the _ here. as a young boy doing the carrying around the village, i here. as a young boy doing the carrying around the village, he | here. as a young boy doing the i carrying around the village, he was given the job of washing it.
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archaeologist at the time thought it would take around six weeks to examine the site but after starting digging in 1906, they were only stopped in 1914 by the start of the first world war. their work was captured by a local photographer, but the names of many of the men who did the heavy work remain unknown. so now, english heritage has set up an exhibition of photos around the historic site to see if they can track down any more of these stories to honour their hard work. we track down any more of these stories to honour their hard work.— to honour their hard work. we have names of the _ to honour their hard work. we have names of the five _ to honour their hard work. we have names of the five or _ to honour their hard work. we have names of the five or six _ names of the five or six archaeologist who wrote the publications but based out of the side directing and writing things up, but the ten, 20, 30 men each season that moved tons of earth, you know, they brought in railway tracks and trucks to move the earth. thei;t and trucks to move the earth. they would have — and trucks to move the earth. they would have been _ and trucks to move the earth. they would have been manual— and trucks to move the earth. they would have been manual workers like farm labourers. would have been manualworkers like farm labourers-— farm labourers. when they started for them it was _ farm labourers. when they started for them it was another _ farm labourers. when they started for them it was anotherjob. i farm labourers. when they started for them it was anotherjob. but i for them it was anotherjob. but from one of the memoirs of the supervisors, they were very proud of what they were doing and got interested in it. when the lion
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what they were doing and got interested in it. when the [ion was discovered, one of the first things the labourer did was to ask if this was better than the tomb discovered in hexham. they wanted anything to be better and they went to the pub that evening and toasted to the discovery. that evening and toasted to the discove . �* ., , �* , that evening and toasted to the | discovery-— it discovery. and wasn't better? it de-ends discovery. and wasn't better? it depends on _ discovery. and wasn't better? it depends on your... _ discovery. and wasn't better? it depends on your... it _ discovery. and wasn't better? it depends on your... it is - discovery. and wasn't better? it| depends on your... it is different things. it shows that they did kind of start to understand what they were doing and appreciated. this is their side, the history, and we want to give them that back.— to give them that back. robert guy was one of the _ to give them that back. robert guy was one of the workers _ to give them that back. robert guy was one of the workers whose - to give them that back. robert guy. was one of the workers whose name to give them that back. robert guy - was one of the workers whose name is known. the watch chain shown in the photo headed down to his great—grandson, gary. photo headed down to his great-grandson, gary. photo headed down to his cureat-randson, ga . ., ., great-grandson, gary. there are not many ways — great-grandson, gary. there are not many ways to _ great-grandson, gary. there are not many ways to remember _ great-grandson, gary. there are not many ways to remember robert - great-grandson, gary. there are not. many ways to remember robert guide because all that is left behind are the watch kennedy photograph. that is it. like most of those men, he is buried in a pauper�*s grave across the river, there, so we don't know where he is. so in a lot of ways this exhibition is a temporary
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memorial to these guys. english heritaae memorial to these guys. english heritage is _ memorial to these guys. english heritage is finding _ memorial to these guys. english heritage is finding the _ memorial to these guys. english heritage is finding the names i memorial to these guys. english. heritage is finding the names and relatives of the other men would add even more to the rich history of the site. and so marion, who lives nearby, the link also as to her family's history. it nearby, the link also as to her family's history.— family's history. it is very special. _ family's history. it is very special, and _ family's history. it is very special, and away. - family's history. it is very special, and away. to - family's history. it is very | special, and away. to have family's history. it is very i special, and away. to have a family's history. it is very - special, and away. to have a link family's history. it is very _ special, and away. to have a link to the site. every time i look at the lion i can remember.— lion i can remember. allison freeman. — lion i can remember. allison freeman, bbc— lion i can remember. allison freeman, bbc news, - lion i can remember. allison freeman, bbc news, call- lion i can remember. allison - freeman, bbc news, call bridge. here's tomasz with the weather. look at that! petition weekend, a little on the chilly side and certainly put noppie this morning. we will call it a weekend of sunny spells, with a few showers and most of the showers today will fall across the north and scotland. could be wintry in a few areas. if you look at the mission of the can see it coming in from the north, where the wind is obviously
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blowing from. fairly chilly and cold enough for a few of those wintry showers that will be mostly across the hills. elsewhere across the country should be a fine tray with far fewer showers. country should be a fine tray with farfewer showers. this is what country should be a fine tray with far fewer showers. this is what it looks like through the course this morning. the best of the weather later on will be across cornwall, devon, somerset, southern parts of wales, really a beautiful day here. the most frequent showers of the north and scotland and then for the rest of us, it is a day of sunny spells. temperatures around 10 degrees or so, so a little below what we would like this time of year. the winds will fall like tonight, the skies are clear, so that means it is going to be another cold one. i think in most major towns and cities it will be below freezing. temperatures in birmingham around —2, —2 in edinburgh as well. tomorrow starts off crisp and fresh out there, a little and there. sunshine right from the word go, but then late in the afternoon we will
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see things turning a little bit more hazy, and then i think cloudy in parts of northern ireland, but the rest of the country should have a decent day again, plenty of sunshine on the south coast, looking across the english channel, should be fairly nice. the outlook for the week ahead is showing some unsettled weather on monday. and tuesday, as weather on monday. and tuesday, as we see where the prince coming in, but then after that it turns much better. it's time now for this week's film review, with anna smith and martine croxall. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is anna smith. good to see you. in person, again. what have you got this week? i have got fantastic beasts:
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the secrets of dumbledore, jude law is back in the harry potter prequel and we have got compartment no 6, a finnish drama set in a train, and finally the outfit, a mafia thriller starring mark ryla nce. let's start with fantastic beasts. this is the third of what is supposed to be five in the series. the third, yes. i was a big fan of the first one, the second one let me down but this when i think it's an improvement. jude law plays professor dumbledore is falling out big style with this old friend gellert grindelwald played by mads mikkelsen, very well, i thought, and dumbledore assembles a team of musicians, wizards and a model to seek down gellert grindelwald and fix everything with many tricks and confusing plans. let's look at a clip of them on the train. right, then... i imagine that you're all wondering
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why you find yourselves here. and, in anticipation of that, dumbledore asks that | convey a message. grindelwald has the ability to see snatches of the future. so we have to assume that he would be able to anticipate what we do before we do it. so if we hope to defeat him, and to save our world, to save your world, jacob, then our best hope is to confuse him. er... excuse me. i'm sorry. how do you confuse a guy who can see the future? i counter—sight. exactly. the best plan being... or many overlapping plans. that's confusion. it's working on me right now. as you can see you've got some familiar characters, obviously eddie redmayne as newt scamander complete with creatures and you have got a plan of action and the action sort of moves to berlin via britain and then bhutan, so it's quite an action packed film.
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an adventure. the pace for me in this is a little bit too leisurely. i did enjoy it but i feel like almost every scene could be a few minutes shorter. that was a drawback for me. there's one indiana jones sequence, which doesn't really work, falls a bit flat, but some of the creatures are adorable. i would caution people taking young children to this because sometimes there is a bit of a bambi flavour, let's say to the fate of these creatures, but by and large i think it's got a lot to offer and i enjoyed seeing it on the big screen. just briefly come if you haven't seen the previous two, would you understand what was going on? i think you could follow it because a basic story is good versus evil. there is a lot of easter eggs for fans of the series and it's probably better to have seen them but you can still appreciate it. the next one is an independent film, a foreign—language film, and doesn't have the most prepossessing of titles, compartment no 6. it tells you where
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it is set, i suppose. it is set on a train primarily, and stars seidi haarla, as laura, a young finnish woman, travelling through russia on a sleep on a sleeper and is forced to share a cabin with a barely minor played by yuriy borisov com a fantastic actor, is it basically spit up with a girlfriend, she is not in the best place and then she has to say this cabin with someone who she would not choose to put it that way. and to me this has a bit of a lost in translation flavour, in that two very different people are thrown together in a foreign country and kind of forced to get along. it's not a romance. you don't really know where it's going to go but to me it's very, very engaging and quite darkly funny and very observational, story of this couple who just have to try to work things out over several days. it had great critical acclaim. it won the grand prix at calne getting great reviews. for me i thoroughly agree, it's something i recommend. i was very drawn to this idea because i do quite like to have
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to concentrate hard on a film when i go and watch it and to watch something that's rather different, but it almost feels like the fact that it takes so much in a compartment, it could be a stage play. i think because of the movement of the train and they do get off the train occasionally doesn't feel that theatrical. credit to the film—makers it doesn't feel that way, it feels very vivid. i've been on the trans—siberian and i really related to this, all the little details on the train, i remembered it very vividly and ifelt like i was on there with them. you don't have to do have done that to appreciate the dilemma of being stuck in a cab with someone you don't really get on with. ultimately, it's quite heart—warming without giving too much away. it is about notjudging by appearances, and it's about getting to know people really as they are, rather than as you think they are. it's quite gritty and funny at the same time. it sounds like it's got a bit of everything. that's a good combination for me. i don't like things going too
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schmaltzy and it swerves pass that and it's got heart, a kind of quite edgy humour, and yes, some quite, quite strong scenes i would say but ultimately uplifting. how easy will it be to see a film like this? it will be in arthouse cinemas so seek it out. i will do definitely, right, the next one, the outfit. this is a directorial debut for graham moore. he wrote the imitation game and he co—writes this one. this recently opened the glasgow film festival and it stars mark rylance as a mild—mannered tailor in the 19505 in chicago and he has a quiet life until the mobsters who he makes his money out of come in one night to the shop and let's say eventful things have been happening, and he gets drawn into their complicated games. let's have a look at the clip. i'll go with you. no. you're in no shape to be out there. so you want to walk out of here with this tape alone?
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is that right? that's right. i tell you what... just wait for my pops to get here, you know. then we can all listen to the tape together. we don't have time. what's the big rush? every second the rat is alive - is another second that your father is in danger. gentleman... i know your father, master ritchie. your father would want you both to take a deep breath. now, i'm glad you said that. my father... my father, francis. it's my father who is in danger, not yours. always brilliant, mark rylance but you mentioned theatrical earlier and actually i think that's the biggest drawback with this film, even though it's very well written, it's a single location and it feels like you're watching a play. it almost felt like i would have enjoyed it more if i'd seen it
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in the theatre. every time a new character bursts through the door you are expecting a round of applause from the audience. it feels a little bit mannered, but i think there is enough to enjoy in the plotting because there's a lot of twists and turns even if you see them coming you enjoy them. it's difficult with film because you do expect it to be movement, different scenes, almost like a wasted opportunity. i felt like that about glengarry glen ross which was just in an office but i suppose it all comes down to the writing. and the performance. here we have got mark rylance playing an english tailor and he's up against those rough mobsters from chicago. that contrast is quite interesting, obviously that dynamic, as you can see from that clip, he is elder statesman and actually one up on them, in terms of intelligence, so it's about kind of a battle of wits really, even though he's displaced from his own community. you have chosen as best out, the novice. it's hard to slot into any particular genre. it is, i'm calling it whiplash with female rowers because it's
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a story of obsession. it's from writer—director lauren hadaway, a collegiate rower in the usa so knows what it's like to do that. it stars isabelle fuhrman as alex, and she joins the university rowing team and becomes absolutely obsessed with succeeding at this. you don't really know where this is going to go tonally, she is not the best rower, but she is so determined, she's pushing yourself so far, she's hurting herself, getting into all sorts of bother, psychologically, so it's fascinating and the tone of the film takes you in directions that you are not sure where it's going to go so it could be a drama, a horror movie, it could be a thriller. i found the performances and the storyline really gripping and i was really happy to go on a journey with them. did you want to take up rowing? absolutely not, no chance. it's interesting to see women in a sporting setting because it is usually the preserve of men. and to see it in this way, it really shows how tough it is. absolutely, and i think it's brilliant that she's not glamorised in any way, and very realistic character and i thought that was very refreshing and actually filmed around the main obsession often objectify the women
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but that does not do that. the one which springs to mind i suppose is natalie portman, black swan. an obsessive ballet dancer which had met dark moments. i did love that and just tonally has things in common actually. it's slightly more downbeat, a realist version of it, but if you liked black swan is not a bad comparison. are they well—known, particular, the cast? isabelle fuhrman was in the orphan and she was on hand again so she will be known to some fans of those films. younger viewers definitely will know that. streaming, we can either choose a best dvd or a best streaming and you've for streaming. the eyes of tammy faye. it did well at the oscars recently. it did, jessica chastain won the best actress and it also won for best make—up and hair which, when you see it, you understand why. extraordinary make—up and hair in this and if the story of tammy faye, a tele— evangelist in america,
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and her husbandjim baker and they got into quite a lot of bother and the story is told in a fairly traditional bio pic kind of way, but it's a fascinating story if you don't know how it pans out which i think a lot of people in this country won't, and ifound it darkly humorous, quite entertaining and a transformative performance from jessica. there is a lot of scandal, financial impropriety, which doesn't it at all well with that idea of religion but we have seen it on a number of occasions in real life in the past. i think if that contrast which propels the drama of this movie and of course that's why the whole thing is incredibly shocking to everyone on screen and watching it. where can people see it? you gotta have access to the right platform. disney plus is needed for that one. they do offer some quite good deals. exactly. you could probably get a trial for that and check out the eyes of tammy faye. i recommend it. who else is worth looking out for?
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andrew garfield as her co—star, another oscar nominee for other things this year, he is fantastic. i tra nsformative performance. i feel like he's on almost everything at the moment, so good for him. you did say it was a good eclectic mix and you are not wrong at all. thank you very much. lovely to have you here. thank you very much. that's it for this week though. thanks for watching. goodbye. are good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. our headlines today: the chancellor rishi sunak�*s wife says she will now pay uk taxes on her overseas income, after legally avoiding it for years.
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international outrage after the rocket attack atrocity in ukraine which killed 50 people at a train station in kramatorsk. the actor will smith is banned from the oscars for ten years after hitting the comedian chris rock at this year's event. iam here i am here in dover, the busiest passenger ferry port i am here in dover, the busiest passengerferry port in i am here in dover, the busiest passenger ferry port in the uk. we are expecting more delays and cues as people _ are expecting more delays and cues as people try to get away for the easter_ as people try to get away for the easter break. welcome to aintree where rachael blackmore will today attempt to win a second grand national on minella times. a pleasant enough weekend on the way, still a little chilly, but warmer weather is on the way and more on that in the forecast. good morning.
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it's saturday, april 9th. our top story. the wife of the chancellor, rishi sunak, says she will pay uk taxes on her world—wide income — which she had legally avoided until now. it follows days of questions about the financial arrangements of akshata murthy, who is a multi—millionaire. mr sunak is also facing criticism after he admited holding a type of us residency while chancellor. our political correspondent, rajdeep sandhu, reports. is there more pain to come, chancellor? he's in charge of our taxes, but questions have been raised about his taxes, and his wife's. akshata murty owns shares in an indian company founded by her father. last year, she received more than £11 million from it. because she has a special non—dom tax status, she was not required by law to pay taxes in the uk on this overseas income. but, after criticism, she will pay millions more in tax, all so her finances don't cause a distraction for her husband. and it's notjust her
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affairs, but his own. it has emerged that the chancellor had a us green card, giving him the right to live permanently in america, where he also had to pay taxes. he gave it up about six months ago, but even in the united states there's questions about the arrangements. does the president see it as a problem that it is possible for someone to serve at a high level in a foreign government and have lawful permanent residency the us? what if this was somebody serving in russia? it wasn't, but i would again point you to the portions of the government that oversee green cards. labour say the chancellor needs to be transparent. the chancellor has told people they have to have this tax hike at the moment, and it sounds like he and his immediate family have been using whatever tax ways they can to, you know, not pay as much as they possibly should do. you know, and this is a moral issue, more than anything. despite the bad headlines, the prime minister said he was backing his chancellor.
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i would stress that the chancellor, rishi, is doing an outstanding job, and, as far as possible, as i think i said yesterday, i don't think people's families should be — should be brought — should be dragged into things. scrutiny of the chancellor's personal wealth and finances comes in the week he raised taxes, and everyone is watching the pennies. we can speak now to our political correspondent in a london newsroom. do you think the chance has been damaged by these matters? has been distracted and — damaged by these matters? has been distracted and in _ damaged by these matters? has been distracted and in politics _ damaged by these matters? has been distracted and in politics when - damaged by these matters? has been distracted and in politics when you - distracted and in politics when you are holding the second great office of state that is potentially damaging, but how long that sustains and laughs will depend on what comes out in the coming days. we should say we're going to stress, as pointed out there, nobody is suggesting that the chancellor's wife or he has done anything illegal, but we know in politics it
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is the optics, it is how it looks, when so many of us are wondering do we put on our heating, do we put our electricity? are privately a lot of mps from a lot of parties including the conservatives are questioning the conservatives are questioning thejudgement doing an the conservatives are questioning the judgement doing an interview for the judgement doing an interview for the sun. there has been a propensity to attack male politician's wires, historically, but combined with the green card, with the chancellor of the exchequer has been paying tax to a foreign government through his green card, there are a lot of people asking about the optics, how that looks, and is littlejudgement. sources close to rishi sunak have been pointing the finger at downing street for briefing against him. but the prime minister says heaven knows where the allegations and briefings are coming from.— western leaders have condemned a missile attack on a railway station in eastern ukraine, which officials say killed more than 50 people. ukrainian president
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volodymyr zelensky has dismissed russian denials that it carried out the strike in kramatorsk, saying "this is an evil that has no limits". simonjones reports. they were trying to escape the conflict as russia steps up its offensive in the east of ukraine. people already packed onto this train in kramatorsk, in the hope of travelling to safety, when the missile struck. translation: what did we do | to the russians to deserve this? we are civilians. described by ukraine as another war crime by russia. translation: as soon as the shelling ended, | we ran here, and saw a terrible sight — people were running, screaming, crying, praying. it was scary. cars were exploding. there was panic everywhere. nearby, the remains of a missile, painted on it, in russian, the words "for the children".
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it's unclear if it might have malfunctioned or whether it was shot down while heading for a different target, but western officials believe it was likely a russian missile fired indiscriminately. russia has denied any involvement, saying no missions were played —— planned in the area at the time. but the ukrainian president says it shows the greater need for international support for his country. translation: russia's war against our nation may end | in victory and freedom earlier than some think — if ukraine receives the weapons we have asked for. any delay in providing weapons to ukraine — any excuses can only mean one thing — some politicians want to help the russian leadership more than us ukrainians. equipment like tanks is being sent from countries such as the czech republic. the uk has promised more anti—tank and anti—aircraft missiles. new russian offences in the east are expected sooner rather than later.
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in kramatorsk, the human cost of the conflict is clear. the message from the ukrainian government is that russia will be held accountable. simon jones, bbc news. will smith has been banned from attending the oscars for ten years, after he slapped the comedian chris rock on—stage at this year's ceremony. the actor said he accepted the decision by the academy, who called his actions "unacceptable and harmful". peter bowes reports from los angeles. the slap that shocked the world — retaliation for a joke by chris rock that will smith didn't like. now, he's facing the consequences. after a meeting of its board of governors, the academy says the actor is banned from attending the oscars and any of its other events — in person or virtually — for the next decade. but he keeps the coveted statue he won. the academy penned an open letter to its members.
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the academy also admits it made some mistakes. there's been no argument from will smith that he deserved to be punished. he issued this short statement after hearing his fate. i'm trying to look my kids. you're looking out for yourself. the oscars were meant to be a crowning moment for one of its most popular stars, but will smith's win for playing the father of venus and serena williams in king richard will be tainted forever by his behaviour on the night. the actor has resigned his membership of the academy and apologised for his actions. it means he won't be able to vote for future
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oscar winners, but he could still be nominated for future work. some have been surprised by the severity of his punishment. i think that a ten—year ban is a long time. but i do think that there could have been far worse consequences. i mean, he still keeps to keep his oscar, he's not expeued permanently from it — so i think that he is able to recover and still thrive, in a sense. the academy says its response is part of a step towards protecting the safety of its performers and guests and a way to restore trust in the body. this is the biggest controversy in the oscars' 94—year history. the academy's moved quickly to try to put it behind them and prevent it from happening in the future. but will smith may have a long road ahead to repair his reputation. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. long delays and queues are expected to continue this weekend, as people try to get away for the easter holidays. good luck if you are setting out
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this weekend. travellers are being warned of significant disruption on the road, at airports, and ferry terminals. our reporter matt graveling is in dover. asa as a situation is at all in terms of use? . . as a situation is at all in terms of use? ., . ., �* , , use? rachel, don't let the sunrise volume. use? rachel, don't let the sunrise volume- it — use? rachel, don't let the sunrise volume- it is— use? rachel, don't let the sunrise volume. it is a _ use? rachel, don't let the sunrise volume. it is a chilly _ use? rachel, don't let the sunrise volume. it is a chilly two - use? rachel, don't let the sunrise volume. it is a chilly two degrees| volume. it is a chilly two degrees here _ volume. it is a chilly two degrees here in_ volume. it is a chilly two degrees here in dover, so no surprise that many— here in dover, so no surprise that many people are trying to get away. the situation been going on for a week_ the situation been going on for a week since — the situation been going on for a week since last weekend and told more _ week since last weekend and told more of— week since last weekend and told more of the same. here in dover, really— more of the same. here in dover, really it_ more of the same. here in dover, really it is— more of the same. here in dover, really it is around three main factors, _ really it is around three main factors, the first is demand, the first school— factors, the first is demand, the first school holidays since before the pandemic where people are able to get— the pandemic where people are able to get away restriction free, but there _ to get away restriction free, but there have _ to get away restriction free, but there have been choppy waters causing — there have been choppy waters causing disruption. on top of that, to p80 _ causing disruption. on top of that, to p80 are — causing disruption. on top of that, to p80 are unable to sail and so another— to p80 are unable to sail and so another company, dfds, has been taking— another company, dfds, has been taking p&o passengers. but this weekend dfds's capacity has gone up 50% to— weekend dfds's capacity has gone up 50% to 40,000. they said they could no longer— 50% to 40,000. they said they could no longer help out. this is causing bil no longer help out. this is causing big delays —
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no longer help out. this is causing big delays. there is a 23 mile stretch— big delays. there is a 23 mile stretch of— big delays. there is a 23 mile stretch of road coming in to dover on the _ stretch of road coming in to dover on the m20 — stretch of road coming in to dover on the m20 southbound, with about four on the m20 southbound, with about tour a _ on the m20 southbound, with about four a dozen lorries unable to get in. four a dozen lorries unable to get in those — four a dozen lorries unable to get in. those operating traffic management say it is always they have seen— management say it is always they have seen in two years. we have spoken— have seen in two years. we have spoken to — have seen in two years. we have spoken to some of those caught up in the backlog _ spoken to some of those caught up in the backlog of this region. you would get mode 100 yards then you would sit for a0 minutes, move 100 feet. absolutely ridiculous. no services. it is putting drivers out. i have to go to the toilet is welcome on the side of the road. yesterday, midday, istopped welcome on the side of the road. yesterday, midday, i stopped at 57 kitometres— yesterday, midday, i stopped at 57 kilometres from dover, for dover, sorry~ _ kilometres from dover, for dover, sorry~ and — kilometres from dover, for dover, sorry~ and i— kilometres from dover, for dover, sorry. and i wait 26 hours.- sorry. and i wait 26 hours. hours, hours and — sorry. and i wait 26 hours. hours, hours and hours _ sorry. and i wait 26 hours. hours, hours and hours in _ sorry. and i wait 26 hours. hours, hours and hours in the _ sorry. and i wait 26 hours. hours, hours and hours in the traffic. - hours and hours in the traffic. realty— hours and hours in the traffic. realty had _ hours and hours in the traffic. really bad. when _ hours and hours in the traffic. really bad. when you - hours and hours in the traffic. really bad. when you come . hours and hours in the traffic. - really bad. when you come from? portsmouth, so we have travelled down _ portsmouth, so we have travelled down and — portsmouth, so we have travelled down and heavily— portsmouth, so we have travelled down and heavily we _ portsmouth, so we have travelled down and heavily we can - portsmouth, so we have travelled down and heavily we can catch - portsmouth, so we have travelled down and heavily we can catch a l down and heavily we can catch a train _ down and heavily we can catch a train if— down and heavily we can catch a train it not. _ down and heavily we can catch a train. if not, we _ down and heavily we can catch a train. if not, we will— down and heavily we can catch a train. if not, we will miss- down and heavily we can catch a train. if not, we will miss the i train. if not, we will miss the race — train. if not, we will miss the race it— train. if not, we will miss the race. , ., . y train. if not, we will miss the race. , ., ., , ., ., race. if you are trying to get away b air,
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race. if you are trying to get away by air. you _ race. if you are trying to get away by air. you are — race. if you are trying to get away by air, you are also _ race. if you are trying to get away by air, you are also being - race. if you are trying to get away l by air, you are also being affected. we have been told over the last week orso we have been told over the last week or so british airways and easyjet have been cancelling about 100 flights a day, total. some of these have been done to try to minimise disruption ahead of time. airport delays are really around staff sickness because of covid—i9. the aviation industry already had low staff numbers, lots of people living for the pandemic. we have been told about 90 minute delays at manchester airport. we have heard, also, from the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, who says he wants more people trained in the vetting process to make it easier to get people through come of the transport secretary said they will not cut corners for safety, but has urged operators to do all they can to get people through as quickly and smoothly on their travels. thank you very much- — so it is 7.13 on a saturday morning. you might not be going away. what is the picture for the people staying here, tomasz? haste the picture for the people staying
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here, tomasz?— the picture for the people staying here, tomasz? ~ ., ., ., . here, tomasz? we are in for a decent weekend. here, tomasz? we are in for a decent weekend- a — here, tomasz? we are in for a decent weekend. a little _ here, tomasz? we are in for a decent weekend. a little chilly, _ here, tomasz? we are in for a decent weekend. a little chilly, and - weekend. a little chilly, and certainly is right now. there's been a widespread frost overnight. another frosty night tonight. but it is fine. lots of sunny spells of the way. but a few showers any forecast, some wintry, across particularly northern scotland. if you look at the satellite, the winds, or the clouds, rather, coming from the north, where the air is coming from. in fact, all the way from the arctic, clipping parts of scotland, and so here i think a really chilly day on the way. as i say, the showers, wintry ones, will be mostly in the hills. not exclusively. further south, showers any forecast, but there will be few and far between and a further south—west you 90, between and a further south—west you go, the better the weather will be. so, for example, pembrokeshire, southern wales, cornwall, devon, into gloucestershire, and the southern coast as well, i think, mostly sunny day, with prolonged periods of sunshine. but chilly web
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template is about 10 degrees. clear skies, light winds, temperatures will drop like a overnight. city centres down to about —2. in the countryside colder than that. a crisp, sunny start to sunday. fewer showers around, still a few in scotland, but generally speaking i think it is a beautiful first half of the day. notice the clouds bubbling up through the course of the afternoon, as they often do. also outdoors the west, whether front approaching. that will mean claudia skies and maybe a little rain towards the end of the day for northern ireland. speaking of cloud and rain, monday and tuesday will see unsettled weather spreading in. a lot of low pressure and weather fronts in the atlantic. that is heading our way, so lots of cloud and outbreaks of rain on monday and tuesday. if you would like something warmer, here is the good news: we are certainly seeing a push of warm air towards us. look at this dome of
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mild air coming in all the from the southern climbs through next week. we are talking about tuesday, certainly wednesday into thursday, and i suspect that by mid week we will see temperatures up to around, welcome at the high teens, maybe even 20 celsius. so let's summarise all of that. here is the weekend. temperatures a little on the low side. 12 or 13 degrees. after the weekend we get a couple of unsettled days, monday and tuesday cloud and rain, then after that, from wednesday onwards, it looks as though things are going to be warming up, with temperatures at least in the high teens. idiui’e’iiii warming up, with temperatures at least in the high teens.— least in the high teens. we'll put ou on least in the high teens. we'll put you on this _ least in the high teens. we'll put you on this briefly, _ least in the high teens. we'll put you on this briefly, tomasz, - least in the high teens. we'll put| you on this briefly, tomasz, what about the easter weekend? i you on this briefly, tomasz, what about the easter weekend? i think it is lookin: about the easter weekend? i think it is looking promising. _ about the easter weekend? i think it is looking promising. i— about the easter weekend? i think it is looking promising. i won't- about the easter weekend? i think it is looking promising. i won't go - is looking promising. i won't go into details now, but at the moment it is looking good. fik. into details now, but at the moment it is looking good.— it is looking good. ok. we will take that. plaid cymru has launched its welsh local election campaign with a pledge to "make a difference"
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to people's everyday lives. the party says it has three priorities — free school meals, housing and safeguarding jobs and incomes. let's get more now on those plans — we'rejoined by plaid cymru's economy spokesperson, luke fletcher. very good morning to you. thank you for your time this morning. first of all, the story, the reality that every household is dealing with at the moment is the energy prices, and there price rises. what is it that your party is proposing, in relation to helping people with that situation? aha, to helping people with that situation?— to helping people with that situation? �* , ., ., situation? a very good morning to ou, situation? a very good morning to you. charlie. _ situation? a very good morning to you, charlie, and _ situation? a very good morning to you, charlie, and thanks - situation? a very good morning to you, charlie, and thanks for- situation? a very good morning to | you, charlie, and thanks for having me. the number of policies of course, you have outlined some of them already, but if you look at the economy for example, i think it is important to remember that we have two crises here, the cost of living crisis and the climate crisis. as we bring policies to the front we have to ensure that where possible they address both of those crises. one thing we have been proposing is that
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investment in the green jobs revolution. the way we have been doing that of course is through a proposal we are pushing with part of the cooperation agreement with welsh government, a community publicly owned company, focusing on community projects, so it will have a direct impact. it is important to remember procurement. something that local governments spend a great deal of money on good sense. it is important to and keep that money in that local economy. we have set a target of increasing local procurement to 75%, which will in itself create thousands ofjobs. these are of course medium and long—term ambitions but what we do in the immediate term? wry number of things, one we have been calling for is a windfall on energy company's profits. is a windfall on energy company's rofits. ., ., , is a windfall on energy company's rofits. ., ., _ ., is a windfall on energy company's rofits. ., ., ., ., profits. you need to say more about that because — profits. you need to say more about that because that _ profits. you need to say more about that because that idea, _ profits. you need to say more about that because that idea, which - profits. you need to say more about that because that idea, which you i that because that idea, which you are not the only party to talk
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about, has its flaws, inasmuch as you get one chunk of money at one moment in time. you will know very well that the forecasts are that the energy prices that we are looking at are certainly medium, probably long term. so do you keep having windfall taxes? haste term. so do you keep having windfall taxes? ~ ., , ., ., term. so do you keep having windfall taxes? ., , ., ., taxes? we are proposing a one-off windfall tax — taxes? we are proposing a one-off windfall tax that _ taxes? we are proposing a one-off windfall tax that immediate - taxes? we are proposing a one-off windfall tax that immediate term. | windfall tax that immediate term. there is another question here, which is are we comfortable with big energy companies and individuals sitting on the large amount of money when people are struggling to afford the basics. we have talked about over the years this argument between heating and eating, which is a reality for people in wales right now. we are facing a prospect where people are not going to be able to keep their food. we people are not going to be able to keep theirfood. we have had food banks, notjust in wales but across the uk, asking people not to donate food that needs heating. we have had martin lewis, the money saving expert, asking his team to put
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together a guide, talking about heating the person rather than the home. that is the dire situation we're in right now. i think it is a moral we have to answer. it is a moral we have to answer. it is a moral question _ moral we have to answer. it is a moral question which _ moral we have to answer. it is a moral question which is - moral we have to answer. it is a moral question which is a - moral we have to answer. it is a moral question which is a fair i moral we have to answer. it is a i moral question which is a fair point but it is a very practical question as well. there will be people who live in wales who will say if my bill comes in, and i am in very difficult circumstances, what will a party like plaid do for me on the day the bill comes in and i am turning round to my energy company and saying i can't pay it?— and saying i can't pay it? again, that windfall _ and saying i can't pay it? again, that windfall tax _ and saying i can't pay it? again, that windfall tax i _ and saying i can't pay it? again, that windfall tax i would - and saying i can't pay it? again, that windfall tax i would say i and saying i can't pay it? again, that windfall tax i would say to i and saying i can't pay it? again, i that windfall tax i would say to use the funds we get from that to mitigate some of those energy price increases. some constituents have come to me over the past couple of weeks, just yesterday i had a catch up weeks, just yesterday i had a catch up with his energy bills are going to increase by £1200 a year. it was shocking to hear, especially as things are standing at the moment. we talked about free school meals
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earlier. that is a particular policy i am actually very proud of. universal free school meals for all primary schoolchildren is something we are now implementing in wales, come september, through the cooperation agreement and i am particular proud of that because i was on free school meals myself when i was a kid. that is an example of a policy that will make a real difference in people's lives. contrast that a course with the reaction from the uk government, which i have to say has been poor, to say the least. if we look at the spring statement, the proposed tax cuts, they only cover a sixth of the taxing hikes in the uk. the largest taxing hikes in the uk. the largest tax hikes since rationing. the total value of benefits decreasing by 5%, which doesn't sound like a lot but thatis which doesn't sound like a lot but that is a total value of the benefit system going down by £12 billion. you talked about the cooperation
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agreement, for those that don't know about that, the agreement you have with labour over certain issues. on the costing issue of the free school meals for example, when you pay for something, the money comes from somewhere else. how is that costed, how is it that you are able to afford to do that without something else giving? i afford to do that without something else aaivin ? .. afford to do that without something else aiavin ? .. , afford to do that without something else aiavin? ,, , ., else giving? i think it is important for us in a — else giving? i think it is important for us in a crisis _ else giving? i think it is important for us in a crisis like _ else giving? i think it is important for us in a crisis like this - else giving? i think it is important for us in a crisis like this to i else giving? i think it is important for us in a crisis like this to have l for us in a crisis like this to have radical ideas. i am paraphrasing a bit now, but i remember that the language of socialism is the language of socialism is the language of socialism is the language of priorities. for me when we are entering the cost of living crisis like this the priority has to be protecting people to the best of our ability. be protecting people to the best of ourability. in be protecting people to the best of our ability. in terms of how we pay the free school meals, that is part of the cooperation agreement, it is coming from welsh government funding. we of course have called for the welshman to go even further. poverty doesn't end in primary school, it certainly didn't for me. part of doing that is through some
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of the funding in local government. examples in england where local governments have gone the on the provision of free school meal is coming from central government. so for me it is the language of priorities, what is our priority here, how do we protect violence to the rest of our ability? fine here, how do we protect violence to the rest of our ability?— the rest of our ability? one last question. _ the rest of our ability? one last question, this _ the rest of our ability? one last question, this is _ the rest of our ability? one last question, this is one _ the rest of our ability? one last question, this is one of- the rest of our ability? one last question, this is one of the i question, this is one of the questions that has been knocking around for several days about the chancellor and indeed his wife and their financial arrangements. chancellor and indeed his wife and theirfinancialarrangements. i chancellor and indeed his wife and theirfinancial arrangements. i know their financial arrangements. i know politicians theirfinancial arrangements. i know politicians on the whole don't like to talk about other politicians in the sense of their families and all that stuff. this is out there now. and you just be clear as to what it is you think the chancellor and his wife have done wrong?— is you think the chancellor and his wife have done wrong? well, i think ou have wife have done wrong? well, i think you have knocked _ wife have done wrong? well, i think you have knocked it _ wife have done wrong? well, i think you have knocked it on _ wife have done wrong? well, i think you have knocked it on the - wife have done wrong? well, i think you have knocked it on the head i wife have done wrong? well, i think you have knocked it on the head a i you have knocked it on the head a little bit in terms of how i feel about it. i always try to not bring in people's families and staff. there are questions that can be asked about the influence that the chancellor's wife might have. that
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doesn't surprise me to be honest with what is going on. leadership comes from the top, and we have another example here of where there is one rule for them and another rule... i is one rule for them and another rule... , , ., is one rule for them and another rule... , ., , rule... i 'ust need you to clarify what rule... ijust need you to clarify what you _ rule... ijust need you to clarify what you mean _ rule... ijust need you to clarify what you mean -- _ rule... ijust need you to clarify what you mean -- what - rule... ijust need you to clarify what you mean -- what you i rule... ijust need you to clarify i what you mean -- what you mean by what you mean —— what you mean by that, it seems like a very vague statement, influence on the chancellor. what are you alluding to? ., . ., �* , ., chancellor. what are you alluding to? ., . ., �*, ., ., to? the chancellor's wife had a non-dom _ to? the chancellor's wife had a non-dom status. _ to? the chancellor's wife had a non-dom status. she - to? the chancellor's wife had a non-dom status. she is - to? the chancellor's wife had a non-dom status. she is now i to? the chancellor's wife had a i non-dom status. she is now saying non—dom status. she is now saying she is going to be paying taxes, and there is a question here, isn't it, with those who are setting the rules and those around them who are very close to them as well. they have to follow the same rules as everybody else. �* , ., follow the same rules as everybody else-_ they _ follow the same rules as everybody else-_ they are - follow the same rules as everybody else._ they are now i follow the same rules as everybody. else._ they are now but else. but they are. they are now but there are questions _ else. but they are. they are now but there are questions around - else. but they are. they are now but there are questions around what i else. but they are. they are now butj there are questions around what was going on previously. bill there are questions around what was going on previously.— going on previously. all right, we will leave it _ going on previously. all right, we will leave it there, _ going on previously. all right, we will leave it there, thank- going on previously. all right, we will leave it there, thank you i going on previously. all right, we will leave it there, thank you for l will leave it there, thank you for your time, will leave it there, thank you for yourtime, luke will leave it there, thank you for your time, luke fletcher, the economy a for plaid cymru. 7:2aam.
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vaccines have made a huge difference in the fight against covid, and the government's plan for living with the disease is now well underway — but for some people life is still far from normal. (pres)our disability affairs correspondent, nikki fox, went to meet the parents of an 11—year—old girl who's considered extremely vulnerable, to find out what the last few weeks have been like. there is this whole raft of children who are under 12, who haven't yet been fully vaccinated, aren't eligible for antivirals. the covid cases have just gone crazy, and eligible for antivirals. the covid cases havejust gone crazy, and it just feels like every day is a miracle that we haven't got it. i have two amazing children, harry was 15 and isabel who is 11. isabel has a rare condition. she is disabled, for sure, a rare condition. she is disabled, forsure, but a rare condition. she is disabled, for sure, but she is making progress over time. for sure, but she is making progress overtime. she for sure, but she is making progress over time. she has gotjust such a cute personality. hello! isabel
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could love like it is an olympic sport. she canjust could love like it is an olympic sport. she can just make you feel the most special person in the world. ., . , , world. you are very privileged! alison, what _ world. you are very privileged! alison, what has _ world. you are very privileged! alison, what has the _ world. you are very privileged! alison, what has the last i world. you are very privileged! l alison, what has the last month world. you are very privileged! i alison, what has the last month been like for you? i wasn't sure what it was going to be like, and i was worried, but it has been much worse than i thought it was going to be. so the biggest hurdle is school. isabel is at a special school so they really about doing everything they really about doing everything they can but even so at the moment they can but even so at the moment the cases have gone like crazy. and then at harry's school were really they are a very typical school and again they have been loads of covid cases recently. how was school today? it cases recently. how was school toda ? ., , it cases recently. how was school today?_ it is - cases recently. how was school today?_ it is the i cases recently. how was school i today?_ it is the weakest today? it was ok. it is the weakest aoint of today? it was ok. it is the weakest point of our — today? it was ok. it is the weakest point of our barricades _ today? it was ok. it is the weakest point of our barricades against i point of our barricades against covid but at the same time it is really important for both of them to get their education. if we take her out of school, she would be losing out of school, she would be losing out on things that are really
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important for her development, for her health. she needs a whole range of very specialist therapy. likewise with harry, he is year ten now, the start of his gcse years. what do we do? ., ., , ., start of his gcse years. what do we do? ., ., ., do? how do you feel about the government — do? how do you feel about the government ending _ do? how do you feel about the government ending these i government ending these restrictions?— government ending these restrictions? ., ., restrictions? the thought that aeo . le restrictions? the thought that people continue _ restrictions? the thought that people continue to _ restrictions? the thought that people continue to go - restrictions? the thought that people continue to go now- restrictions? the thought that| people continue to go now into workplaces after testing positive for covid, orthat workplaces after testing positive for covid, or that people aren't going to be testing anymore, or testing is going to be so difficult where people won't bother, just feels like they are just sending out this with a clear message that people like us don't count. the government — people like us don't count. the government says _ people like us don't count. the government says children and young people are unlikely to become seriously unwell from the virus. it accepts there remains a small group who have been identified as being at high risk. and it says it recognises theirfamily�*s high risk. and it says it recognises their family's concerns. haste high risk. and it says it recognises their family's concerns.— their family's concerns. we have been trying _ their family's concerns. we have been trying to — their family's concerns. we have been trying to navigate - their family's concerns. we have been trying to navigate a - their family's concerns. we have been trying to navigate a really. been trying to navigate a really narrow part of the way through the pandemic in terms of still trying to live life and do things, and it feels like that path has just got
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narrower and narrower. hikki feels like that path has 'ust got narrower and narrower. nikki fox, bbc news- — a0 years on from the falklands war, many of those sent to the south atlantic have been reflecting on their time in the conflict. peter robinson was 2a, when a photo of him marching with a union flag was taken — it would become a lasting and symbolic image of that time. he's been telling us about it. iam i am peter robinson, i was a corporal in royal marines during the falklands conflict and became the image, thejuncker. obviously a lot of royal marines remember this photograph. some of the young guys come up to me and say you are the reason ijoined up. i always apologise profusely! laughter and it is, everyone _ apologise profusely! laughter and it is, everyone remembers| apologise profusely! laughter i and it is, everyone remembers this particular photograph. there is a bit of pride, actually to knowing that was me. but again, at the same
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time, it is my back, which is even better. it represents all of the royal marines that serve throughout the falklands war. a rumour came round that the argentinians had surrendered. the marine in front of me, willie evans, have the flag and we put it on the aerial. there was a point where the flag did play off into the minefield we were traversing at the time, someone behind me picked it up and we are back on the aerial. pete holgate, the naval photographer, was there, and was taking photographs. at that moment, the wind just took the flag and he took the photograph, and he shouted after me, watch out, that is going to be on the front page of the globe and laurel. then as it it was. although it looks like i am the back of a q i'm actually in the middle of a very, very long queue. there was a cold day that day and you will notice that probably my hands are clenched together trying to keep my fingers warm. the other thing that
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we weren't expecting is what they call the scree runs first of these are dirty great big boulders and we had to traverse those at night time carrying all of our kit prior to an attack. it is physical but it is also mental. the mental bit that you have to deal with, because you do see some sights that you shouldn't see. and i believe that somewhere in the back of my mind those memories are still there but i have built a brick wall. are still there but i have built a brick wall-— brick wall. the sculptor philip jackson was _ brick wall. the sculptor philip jackson was commissioned i brick wall. the sculptor philip jackson was commissioned to brick wall. the sculptor philip - jackson was commissioned to produce a three tonne statue to stand guard at the gates of the royal marine's museum at eastleigh. the at the gates of the royal marine's museum at eastleigh.— at the gates of the royal marine's museum at eastleigh. the idea of the statue was inspired _ museum at eastleigh. the idea of the statue was inspired by _ museum at eastleigh. the idea of the statue was inspired by the _ statue was inspired by the photograph. i was invited to go down, meet margaret thatcher and unveiled a statue with her. she said to me, all these people hadn't only come to see me but they have come to see you as well. she said so i think we ought to do a walkabout. with that, she grabbed me and said come on, off we go. passion though i suppose it's horses rather than rivals. so we are now a charity
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where we rehome arab horses. horses are very therapeutic. one of the aims in the future is to hopefully open the place up for people that are suffering with ptsd may be. myself, i think i have been fortunate in the fact that i can just put things in the back of my mind and just get on with life. i don't like being termed a hero. a lot more guys out there did a lot more than what i did. it was just the fact that my photograph became the fact that my photograph became the image. really interesting this week hearing some of the reminiscences. for him presumably some of those memories are very, very fresh, even though it is a0 years. plenty of horses at aintree for the grand national. and how is it, mike? how is your week been there in general? it
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how is your week been there in aeneral? ., , , ., ., ., general? it has been amazing. i have missed it because _ general? it has been amazing. i have missed it because it _ general? it has been amazing. i have missed it because it has _ general? it has been amazing. i have missed it because it has been - general? it has been amazing. i have missed it because it has been three . missed it because it has been three years, like for everybody else in the crowd, three years since anyone was able to come here and watch the racing. and also enjoying the social side, ladies day yesterday with fantastic outfits and awards for the best dressed, the most glamorous and stylish. i was never in the running. but it has been fantastic to see the crowds back and the jockey but it has been fantastic to see the crowds back and thejockey club says it is about fun, coming together, especially for the grand national, known as the people's race, the one that brings the nation together, because it brings together people from all different backgrounds, people with no interest in sport, really, to have a flutter. but they have been watering the cause, because there was no rain overnight. a chilly morning but not too bad. look at that over the road, and defences in the distance, because this is a long cause, a.25 miles. you can see defences, they go down
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there for their first lap and then they will go around the bend in the back end of the cause, and get to some of the world famous landmarks, but again this race stand out. names that really struck a chord with people right around the world. fences, or the people right around the world. fences, orthejokers people right around the world. fences, or thejokers and riders people right around the world. fences, or the jokers and riders and horses will have to clear on the first lap, some of the second as well, including rachel blackmore. what a story last year when she began the first female jockey to win the grand national. can she do it again with crowds wearing her own? to the finish line in the winning post on minella times? she says she doesn't like to look back on last year, going into the second attempt to date. ., ., �* ,, year, going into the second attempt to date. ., ., �* , , year, going into the second attempt to date. ., ., �* ,, . to date. you don't spend too much reflectina to date. you don't spend too much reflecting on _ to date. you don't spend too much reflecting on this _ to date. you don't spend too much reflecting on this game, _ to date. you don't spend too much reflecting on this game, i - to date. you don't spend too much reflecting on this game, i find. i to date. you don't spend too much| reflecting on this game, i find. you are always kind of looking forward, looking to the next thing, and last year was incredible, but you are back again this year and trying to do it all over again. so you are
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looking forward, more so, and you kind of reflect when it is all over, maybe. 50 kind of reflect when it is all over, ma be, kind of reflect when it is all over, ma be. .,, .,, kind of reflect when it is all over, ma be. kind of reflect when it is all over, ma be, maybe. so as i was saying the race brina maybe. so as i was saying the race bring people _ maybe. so as i was saying the race bring people together _ maybe. so as i was saying the race bring people together because i maybe. so as i was saying the race bring people together because you j bring people together because you get members of the family, the offer sweepstake, everybody has a bit of a flutter. and those people that have no interest in sport, don't know anything about horses, they have as good a chance of picking the winner is those great sporting mines among us. yesterday during ladies day, i went around to get some tips on how people think they're winners for the grand national. —— pick their winners. ijust close my eyes, go like that, and i always pick the winner. by a name, really if i associate it with anything i'm a fan of. i have mr coffee, because my husband is a coffee fiend. i
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it's my fault, yes. and it is my birthday today so hopefully that will go i well as well. i pick funny names, so i went with fidler on the roof. i will pick discorama. why that one? in memory of my dad. he was a dj and he passed away last year. ijust pick number 13 every time. it's my lucky number. i was born on the 13th. i would properly put it on a lightweight — i read that in the paper, because the ground i might be a bit wet. cheers! i think we will perhaps pick something that is the same colour as our frocks. just go for the best dressed jockey, the nicest colours. _ the punters will have the money on rachel— the punters will have the money on rachel blackmore _ the punters will have the money on rachel blackmore who _ the punters will have the money on rachel blackmore who won - the punters will have the money on rachel blackmore who won last i the punters will have the money on i rachel blackmore who won last year. they like _ rachel blackmore who won last year. they like the — rachel blackmore who won last year. they like the girl— rachel blackmore who won last year. they like the girljockeys _ rachel blackmore who won last year. they like the girljockeys and - rachel blackmore who won last year. they like the girljockeys and she i they like the girljockeys and she is extremely _ they like the girljockeys and she is extremely good. _ there is also a horse i called snow leopardess, a great horse — a remarkable story, retired from racing, _ had a fall, came backl and won in december.
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and i'm sure the punters will love that _ big style. i will go with that one, snow leopardess. that sounds good to me, yeah. fidler on the roof on saturday. yes. yeah. i have to pick names or something that means something to me, i suppose. i think that is the one that i fancy. it isn't about knowing your horses. it's about going out and having i a good day's fun and picking things that you like the name of, i and if everybody is something picked and then it wins 100 — one... it is about having fun. joining me now is the clerk of the course sulekha varma. you have brought the trophy! amazing, look at that! one of the biggest trophies in racing, and a different one each year and their winners can keep it. aha, different one each year and their winners can keep it.— different one each year and their winners can keep it. a new design every year — winners can keep it. a new design every year and — winners can keep it. a new design every year and they _ winners can keep it. a new design every year and they have - winners can keep it. a new design every year and they have been i winners can keep it. a new design every year and they have been so | every year and they have been so
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different over the years. spectacular, isn't it? so we have been asking people for their tips on how they pick the winner. what is your own? i how they pick the winner. what is our own? ., how they pick the winner. what is your own?— how they pick the winner. what is our own? ., ., ., your own? i have never managed it. i mean, your own? i have never managed it. i mean. you — your own? i have never managed it. i mean. you have _ your own? i have never managed it. i mean, you have to _ your own? i have never managed it. i mean, you have to look— your own? i have never managed it. i mean, you have to look for— your own? i have never managed it. i mean, you have to look for informed| mean, you have to look for informed trainers, horses that have been running well the season. but ultimately if it is the colours that take your fancy, that is great, too. it is, isn't it? what a week, crowds back, how has it gone? it will be your first back, how has it gone? it will be yourfirst grand back, how has it gone? it will be your first grand national with crowds, is the first female clerk for because coming here. do you make my first year was cancelled in 2020, which wasn't how i plan to start my career here at aintree, but last year behind closed doors it was a strange affair. it year behind closed doors it was a strange affair.— strange affair. it was great to be able to run _ strange affair. it was great to be able to run the _ strange affair. it was great to be able to run the race, _ strange affair. it was great to be able to run the race, but - strange affair. it was great to be able to run the race, but it i strange affair. it was great to be l able to run the race, but it wasn't the grand national that we know. this year it is the grand national we know and is exciting.- this year it is the grand national we know and is exciting. judging by the crowd yesterday, _ we know and is exciting. judging by the crowd yesterday, i _ we know and is exciting. judging by the crowd yesterday, i thought i we know and is exciting. judging by the crowd yesterday, i thought it i the crowd yesterday, i thought it was more energised, i guess, because people are so glad to be back. i think that is exactly it. and people
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voted with their feet. we have sold out today and it will be amazing. so busy. out today and it will be amazing. so bus . , ., , ., , out today and it will be amazing. so bus. ., , ., _ busy. great stories, obviously, with ou is the busy. great stories, obviously, with you is the first _ busy. great stories, obviously, with you is the first female _ busy. great stories, obviously, with you is the first female clerk - busy. great stories, obviously, with you is the first female clerk of i busy. great stories, obviously, with you is the first female clerk of the l you is the first female clerk of the course, rachel blackmore, a big story last year, that at cheltenham, can she do it again on minella times? ~ , can she do it again on minella times? ~ c, , c, times? when that be great? i felt her last year— times? when that be great? i felt her last year that _ times? when that be great? i felt her last year that you _ times? when that be great? i felt her last year that you didn't - times? when that be great? i felt her last year that you didn't get i her last year that you didn't get the buzz that you do get from the crowds. this year we hope so. wouldn't it be amazing? the great thing about the grand national, i think, is whoever wins, thing about the grand national, i think, is whoeverwins, it thing about the grand national, i think, is whoever wins, it is always an amazing story. there is some background that we just didn't know before they raise that we find out afterwards and everyone goes well, wasn't that incredible? tell afterwards and everyone goes well, wasn't that incredible?— wasn't that incredible? tell us about snow — wasn't that incredible? tell us about snow leopardess, - wasn't that incredible? tell us i about snow leopardess, another wasn't that incredible? tell us - about snow leopardess, another great story there? she could be the first mare to win in 71 years. she could be. has a daughter of the ground was coming on to be a resource in in her own right. coming on to be a resource in in her own riuht. ,, . , coming on to be a resource in in her own riuht. ,, .,, ., in coming on to be a resource in in her own riuht. ,, .,, ., ,, ., own right. she has anyone over the grand national— own right. she has anyone over the
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grand national fences _ own right. she has anyone over the grand national fences this - own right. she has anyone over the grand national fences this season i grand national fences this season and isjust grand national fences this season and is just wonderful. grand national fences this season and isjust wonderful. she is grey as well which was grabs the eye. so she will be fantastic is a winner. are you able to give us any tips? you have said you haven't picked a winner, so maybe we shouldn't take your tips. winner, so maybe we shouldn't take yourtips. but winner, so maybe we shouldn't take your tips. but it is your first grand national... i your tips. but it is your first grand national...— your tips. but it is your first grand national... i give my tips amiss. grand national... i give my tips amiss- not _ grand national... i give my tips amiss- not my _ grand national... i give my tips amiss. not my strong _ grand national... i give my tips amiss. not my strong point. . grand national... i give my tips i amiss. not my strong point. have grand national... i give my tips - amiss. not my strong point. have you been watering — amiss. not my strong point. have you been watering the _ amiss. not my strong point. have you been watering the course? _ amiss. not my strong point. have you been watering the course? we - amiss. not my strong point. have you been watering the course? we have i been watering the course? we have had a mixed — been watering the course? we have had a mixed build-up _ been watering the course? we have had a mixed build-up with - been watering the course? we have had a mixed build-up with some - been watering the course? we have l had a mixed build-up with some rain, had a mixed build—up with some rain, a couple of weeks ago, where it was really warm as well. so without much rain the last couple of days we watered last nightjust to keep the ground on the slow side, just for safety. ground on the slow side, 'ust for safe . , . , ' ground on the slow side, 'ust for safe ., ., , , safety. great stuff. good luck toda . i safety. great stuff. good luck today. i know— safety. great stuff. good luck today. i know you _ safety. great stuff. good luck today. i know you are - safety. great stuff. good luck today. i know you are so - safety. great stuff. good luck| today. i know you are so busy, safety. great stuff. good luck- today. i know you are so busy, take the trophy with you. i will get my mucky paws on it. but good luck indeed. . ~ mucky paws on it. but good luck indeed. ., ~ , ., tiger woods has a mountain to climb if he's going to mount a challenge in the third round of the masters today. the 46—year—old recovered after dropping a shot on four
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of his first five holes yesterday and made the cut on one over par. england's danny willett is the best—placed brit — at one stage he was the outright leader before slipping back. willett is on one under. but the man who leads the way is world number one scottie scheffler. he can't stop winning. the american is 8 under par, five shots ahead of a group that includes ireland's shane lowry. that is it for now, but we will have news of qualifying for the australian grand prix at half past eight. that is on the way. a nice link between the formula 1, indeed, at aintree, because the british grand prix was held here forfive years between the 19505 and 605, and that road there, that is the track, the old track, right alongside where the old track, right alongside where the grand national horses will be racing today. the grand national horses will be racing today-— the grand national horses will be racin: toda . ., ., ., ~ ., racing today. how about that? what excellent trivia, _ racing today. how about that? what excellent trivia, mike! _ racing today. how about that? what excellent trivia, mike! well, - racing today. how about that? what excellent trivia, mike! well, yes, i excellent trivia, mike! well, yes, better than _ excellent trivia, mike! well, yes, better than my — excellent trivia, mike! well, yes, better than my cheese _ excellent trivia, mike! well, yes, better than my cheese fact, - excellent trivia, mike! well, yes, better than my cheese fact, the i better than my cheese fact, the other day, i think. better than my cheese fact, the other day, ithink. do better than my cheese fact, the other day, i think. do you better than my cheese fact, the other day, ithink. do you make better than my cheese fact, the other day, i think. do you make much better. he knows his stuff. i should also say that the grand national is also say that the grand national is a big event, but the big game
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tomorrow is the manchester— liverpool game, which will be the biggest game in the premier league season this year. more on that on tomorrow's sunday breakfast. you might not be familiar with the name graham ibbeson, but you're likely to recognise some of his work. he's the sculptor behind statues of eric morecambe, laurel and hardy and ken dodd, and now his home town of barnsley is celebrating him with a new exhibition. tom ingall reports. he is the man who sees us all and then turns it into art. even if you don't known graham ibbeson's name, you will likely have seen his work. i am part of this community, i love this community. i love the people. i went to school with them. yes, like, it's just nice, went to school with them. yes, like, it'sjust nice, because my went to school with them. yes, like,
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it's just nice, because my work is accessible, so you get people into the space and they smile when they see can dob and laurel and hardy. here is when you might not have seen before, sculpted but not because it in bronze, benny hill, perhaps the passage of time catching up with the fastest morgan in the west. few of grandpa's make sculptures capture living legends, one exception being dickie bird. it was paraded for prince charles. barnsley has now no fewer than three of grandpa's make sculptures, and this is the latest, the town's covid—19 memorial, celebrating the work of key workers to keep blood moving during the pandemic. that theme of ordinary people doing extraordinary things is featured all the way through his work. so if i give you a chance to save one of these for the nation forever, which are you picking? the one i'm stood _ forever, which are you picking? tue: one i'm stood behind. forever, which are you picking? the one i'm stood behind. ways -
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forever, which are you picking? the one i'm stood behind. ways that? l one i'm stood behind. ways that? this is my — one i'm stood behind. ways that? this is my own — one i'm stood behind. ways that? this is my own work, _ one i'm stood behind. ways that? this is my own work, it _ one i'm stood behind. ways that? this is my own work, it is - one i'm stood behind. ways that? this is my own work, it is an - this is my own work, it is an observation of dances on hills. i see this, this woman, people are coming here, doing the shopping, they will recognise themselves in this figure. eric morecambe, people loved eric morecambe. and they can see this culture notjust because they love this culture, but because they love this culture, but because they love this culture, but because they love the memory of eric morecambe, they would dance around the statue. they warned that people are giving back to my work, you can't beat it. are giving back to my work, you can't beat it— are giving back to my work, you can't beat it. the exhibition is on at the glass _ can't beat it. the exhibition is on at the glass works _ can't beat it. the exhibition is on at the glass works in _ can't beat it. the exhibition is on at the glass works in barnsley . can't beat it. the exhibition is on i at the glass works in barnsley now. don't stand there waiting. they are fantastic sculptures. some of those i've never seen before. and getting a likeness and its culture, as we know, from the terrible ones, can be very
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challenging.— terrible ones, can be very challenging. terrible ones, can be very challenauin. v ., g; terrible ones, can be very challenauin. �*, ., g; challenging. let's go, 7.43, we can have a chat — challenging. let's go, 7.43, we can have a chat with _ challenging. let's go, 7.43, we can have a chat with tomasz _ challenging. let's go, 7.43, we can have a chat with tomasz about - challenging. let's go, 7.43, we can have a chat with tomasz about the | have a chat with tomasz about the weather. a pretty good weekend for you. tt weather. a pretty good weekend for ou. , ., . , weather. a pretty good weekend for ou. , . . , ., you. it will be a little chilly, and it certainly _ you. it will be a little chilly, and it certainly is — you. it will be a little chilly, and it certainly is this _ you. it will be a little chilly, and it certainly is this morning, - you. it will be a little chilly, and| it certainly is this morning, frost around, but sunny spells in the forecast, just a few fleeting showers, which may be a little more than fleeting i think in scotland, with a few of them. the air is coming in from the arctic, so we are feeling the chill, particularly across the scottish highlands, so some wintry showers, here. you see that breeze coming in from iceland, greenland, so the errors all the way from the north. but towards the south—west, high—pressure building, meaning settled, calm conditions. the best of the weather in devon, cornwall, southern parts of wales. many other parts of the country, cloud is building up through the afternoon. maybe a shower or two in belfast, aintree mike catch one, but on the whole i think it is dry for most of us. 10 degrees, so a little
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on the cold side, i think, for this time in april. it will be cold tonight, with hardly any wind at all. the sky is clear across most of the uk. these are the temperatures in towns and cities, minus two degrees, for example, in birmingham. in the countryside it will no doubt be colder. the outlook for tomorrow, lots of sunshine from the word go, but clouds will be increasing towards the west year. there is a weather front approaching. tomorrow's temperatures very similar to what we have today.— to what we have today. that's it. tomasz, thank _ to what we have today. that's it. tomasz, thank you. _ if you're looking at those long airport queues and don't fancy a summer holiday abroad — we might have the answer for you. the wardens of a beautful island off the coast of cornwall are searching for volunteers to help them look after the local wildlife for four months — the only catch is you'll have to live in a tent. jonny rutherford has more.
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iamoff iam off on an i am off on an adventure, to a rather special nature reserve, looe island. john ross and his partner clare lewis are the residential wardens for cornwall�*s wildlife trust. wardens for cornwall's wildlife trust. . ., . ., , wardens for cornwall's wildlife trust. .., . ., , ~ .., trust. hi, welcome, johnny. welcome to looe trust. hi, welcome, johnny. welcome to looe island — trust. hi, welcome, johnny. welcome to looe island nature _ trust. hi, welcome, johnny. welcome to looe island nature reserve. - trust. hi, welcome, johnny. welcome to looe island nature reserve. i'll- to looe island nature reserve. i'll show you around. so cornwall wildlife trust were given the island back in 2004 by the act in sisters, and john and i have been living here since then but this year we need some help to run the island in the summer, so we are looking for residential volunteers to help us with the trips. $1150 to help us with the trips. also known as _ to help us with the trips. also known as saint _ to help us with the trips. also known as saint george's - to help us with the trips. also known as saint george's island, it hosts much wildlife and is part of the wet sand and looe bay
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conservation zone. hale the wet sand and looe bay conservation zone.- the wet sand and looe bay conservation zone. ~ . .., , conservation zone. we are coming up to my favourite _ conservation zone. we are coming up to my favourite spot, _ conservation zone. we are coming up to my favourite spot, a _ conservation zone. we are coming up to my favourite spot, a former - to my favourite spot, a former daffodil growing field. and to my favourite spot, a former daffodil growing field. and they are lookin: for daffodil growing field. and they are looking for two _ daffodil growing field. and they are looking for two volunteers - daffodil growing field. and they are looking for two volunteers to - daffodil growing field. and they are looking for two volunteers to join . looking for two volunteers to join them for months. this looking for two volunteers to 'oin them for monthsi looking for two volunteers to 'oin them for months. this is the cottage where john and _ them for months. this is the cottage where john and i _ them for months. this is the cottage where john and i live. _ them for months. this is the cottage where john and i live. it _ them for months. this is the cottage where john and i live. it used - them for months. this is the cottage where john and i live. it used to - them for months. this is the cottage where john and i live. it used to be l wherejohn and i live. it used to be an old barn, and now this is where we live, and we can monitor the wildlife right from our bedroom, actually. so we're always looking out for seals and birds and what else he out for seals and birds and what else be around.— out for seals and birds and what else be around. there is a sale out there, i else be around. there is a sale out there. i can _ else be around. there is a sale out there, i can tell— else be around. there is a sale out there, i can tell it _ else be around. there is a sale out there, i can tell it is _ else be around. there is a sale out there, i can tell it is a _ else be around. there is a sale out there, i can tell it is a female - else be around. there is a sale out there, i can tell it is a female but i there, i can tell it is a female but i'm not sure which seal it actually is. so we want residential volunteers tojoin us is. so we want residential volunteers to join us for the summer. they will live in a tent, and they will help us monitor the wildlife, look after the island, but also to meet and greet members of the public. part of what they will be involved in doing so helping water, weed, harvest. we will basically be water, weed, harvest. we will basically , , , ' . water, weed, harvest. we will basicall , , , , . ., basically be self sufficient and crow basically be self sufficient and . row as basically be self sufficient and grow as much _ basically be self sufficient and grow as much of _ basically be self sufficient and grow as much of our - basically be self sufficient and grow as much of our own - basically be self sufficient and grow as much of our own fruit j basically be self sufficient and - grow as much of our own fruit and vegetables are possible. thea;r
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grow as much of our own fruit and vegetables are possible. they have even generated _ vegetables are possible. they have even generated their— vegetables are possible. they have even generated their own - vegetables are possible. they have even generated their own power. it even generated their own power. tt is fantastic, even generated their own power. tit is fantastic, we now have 24—hour green electricity. just down there, there is a pair of informers, and they are wonderful birds, they look a bit like gals, but they pairfor life, their bills are a bit different, they will return to the same site as the young. two of these birds could be returning here for 30 or 40 years. t birds could be returning here for 30 or 40 years-— birds could be returning here for 30 or 40 years. i really en'oyed my two hour tour around h or 40 years. i really en'oyed my two hour tour around the _ or 40 years. i really enjoyed my two hour tour around the island, - or 40 years. i really enjoyed my two hour tour around the island, which i hour tour around the island, which is a bookable visit, weather and tide permitting. and if you want to volunteer and join clare and john, be quick, as i'm sure thejob is going to be very popular. bug! be quick, as i'm sure the 'ob is going to be very popular. buy! buy, johnn ! going to be very popular. buy! buy, johnny! johnny _ going to be very popular. buy! buy, johnny! johnny rutherford, - going to be very popular. buy! buy, johnny! johnny rutherford, bbc - going to be very popular. buy! buy, i johnny! johnny rutherford, bbc news. quite fancy that. _ johnny! johnny rutherford, bbc news. quite fancy that, don't _ johnny! johnny rutherford, bbc news. quite fancy that, don't you? _ johnny! johnny rutherford, bbc news. quite fancy that, don't you? four- quite fancy that, don't you? four months, quite fancy that, don't you? four months. not _ quite fancy that, don't you? four months, not so _ quite fancy that, don't you? four months, not so sure! _ quite fancy that, don't you? four months, not so sure! laughterl months, not so sure! laughter it will work _ months, not so sure! laughter it will work for _ months, not so sure! laughter it will work for someone, - months, not so sure! laughter it will work for someone, but. months, not so sure! laughter it will work for someone, but it i it will work for someone, but it looks absolutely beautiful. t
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it will work for someone, but it looks absolutely beautiful. i didn't fan a looks absolutely beautiful. i didn't fancy a tent _ looks absolutely beautiful. i didn't fancy a tent for— looks absolutely beautiful. i didn't fancy a tent for four _ looks absolutely beautiful. i didn't fancy a tent for four months. - looks absolutely beautiful. i didn't fancy a tent for four months. i - fancy a tent for four months. i would struggle with it. with it. it's time now for newswatch... hello and welcome to newswatch. i'm samira ahmed. video and photographs are emerging in large quantities from ukraine, posing a major challenge for broadcasters. we will find out how the bbc sets about distinguishing fake footage from real. more horrific images have emerged this week from ukraine. the mayor of bucha said on monday that at least 300 civilians had been killed there but russia has denied any involvement in the atrocities. the destruction left behind by the russian invaders in bucha, a town in an area reclaimed by the ukrainians, is visible from space in these new satellite images. but to see the destruction brought on thousands of lives, president zelensky visited himself. what he found was streets and graves filled with the bodies of ordinary citizens, many with their hands tied behind their backs
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and gunshot wounds. video and photos from bucha and elsewhere are gathered by the bbc, often from social media, and subjected to scrutiny as to their validity. with the kremlin running a significant disinformation campaign and proven examples of images being mislabelled or distorted, getting to the truth of what is accurate and what is not is far from easy. one of those bbcjournalists whose task it is to verify the footage coming out of ukraine is shayan sardarizadeh, who works at bbc monitoring, and hejoins me now. thank you so much for for coming on newswatch, shayan. can you first give us an idea of the volume of material relating to ukraine that is coming in and where it's coming from? yes, it's above and beyond anything i've ever seen. i've been doing this job for years. i have worked on past conflicts, terrorist attacks,
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throughout covid, the us election, and this conflict has given us the highest volume of footage that needs to be verified on a daily basis. it's been six weeks now. it's been, frankly, hundreds, possibly thousands, of videos. sometimes, these videos are uploaded by people in the west, but what we've established is the source of most of these videos usually is the telegram app, which is a chat app, extremely popular in russia, and also in ukraine. that is usually where these videos are first uploaded, and that is where we try to go to try to verify these videos. to talk through how you verify, we have some specific examples, and we're being very careful on newswatch not to show the full images. the massacre of buchar, russia said the footage was staged. how did you go about verifying those? the first one we saw was a car driving through a street in buchar, and it showed bodies all around the street. in bucha, and it showed bodies all around the street.
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two separate bits in that video, the next day the russian foreign ministry claimed were made up, because, in one instance, they said one of the bodies they can see in the video moves its arm, and another one, they say, as the car drives through the street, it can see through the right—hand side wing mirror one of the bodies stands up, and basically they are classed as actors. we got hold of higher resolution footage, and when we checked and examined the high—resolution video, it turned out the first one that russians said was fake was actually a speck of dirt, or a raindrop travelling across the windscreen. in the second one, that they said a body was standing up, was just one of those wing mirrors that has curved mirrors, that they called aspherical mirrors, and when you slow down the video, you can see the buildings in the background, and the body, all of them, basically the reflection of them in the wing mirror is distorted, so it wasn't the body moving, it was just a distortion caused by the mirror.
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and then on the evening of sunday, we got high—resolution images from getty images and afp of the exact same bodies the russians had focused on, that confirm the exact two bodies in those images. we matched them with the footage in the video, and then the next day, via maxar, a company that provides high—resolution satellite images from parts of the world, we got third confirmation. the exact same bodies we had matched earlier in the footage that the russians were saying was fake, you could see them on the 19th of march. so when the russians were in control of buchar, those exact same two bodies, and a few others actually, you could see them from satellite images in mid—march. there is also footage reported to be showing ukrainian soldiers shooting russian prisoners of war, and this time it is ukraine saying it is staged. briefly, can you tell us what you verified of that footage? that one was extremely difficult, because we had to geolocate the video, first and foremost. we realised it was shot outside of a village called malaya rohan, just outside of kharkiv, at the end of march, in the afternoon, we checked the shadows
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and everything, we think it was in the afternoon. then the most important thing was to figure out what was said, and what kind of accents were used in the video, and we contacted colleagues from bbc russia, the ukrainian service, bbc monitoring, both russia and ukraine, who are experts in languages and russian forces in ukrainian forces, and they told us that the language used by the people who basically shot three soldiers in the leg was consistent with ukrainians, in the east of ukraine, speaking russian. and then the russian soldiers, although we could not see anything on them, from what was said in the video, we could work out that there was evidence that that was basically russian soldiers, because we saw other footage on the intranet that confirmed there was actually an offensive by the ukrainians in that particular village, malaya rohan, earlier, and they had captured about 30 russian soldiers. so putting all those pieces of puzzles together, we then talked to some experts, some forensic experts, because the ukrainians were saying the footage was staged, we asked them, look at these gunshots going through the leg, does that look staged to you?
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and three separate experts told us it looks real. so clearly explained, thank you. can you just explain geolocation, which you mentioned? yeah, so geolocation is the process of when you see a video, or an image, it is the process of figuring out where exactly in the world that image or that video was taken. and what we use is we look for any clues, any signs in the video or the footage, from the language being used to signs on the street, to the type of vehicles being used, number plates, what season it looks like in the video, what people are wearing.
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all those things, shop signs, you name it. anything we can see in the footage that helps us understand where it could potentially have been shot is basically offered to us. so we look for all of those, and then we try to figure out who uploaded this piece of footage, where they are based, what language they speak, and in what language did it first appear on the intranet. and then we go on using satellite images, using services like google earth pro, yandex maps, all of these services that are freely available on the internet, we use all of them together in order to be able to establish where a footage was shot, which is basically a really important part of trying to verify content, particularly during this war. shayan sardarizadeh from bbc monitoring, thank you so much.
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clive myrie is back in kyiv now, having presented and reported extensively from the city at the start of the war. in the meantime, he has hardly been idle, presenting shows ranging from sunday morning on bbc one, to the very different programme of the same name on radio 3. he has also appeared on screen in his regular berth, posing the questions on mastermind, and last friday popped up as quizmaster again on have i got news for this is of course the war in ukraine, which appears to be entering a new phase, after negotiations between the russians and ukrainians... how would you know? laughter. yeah, how would i know? good question. how did the head of the russian negotiation team explain the withdrawal of forces from around kyiv? it is a new phase of the war, called "defeat". laughter. that show, pre—recorded the day before, finished at 9:30pm, and half an hour later, who should be presenting the news at ten?
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tonight at ten, five weeks on, the cost to civilians of russia's invasion of ukraine. amid the aftermath of intense fighting, the bbc uncovers evidence of civilian killings that could amount to war crimes. phil pierce was worried about the issue of fatigue, writing on sunday, having seen clive myrie reporting from ukraine, hosting have i got news for you, presenting the six o'clock news, mastermind and this morning presenting andrew marr�*s old sunday morning show, i am left wondering if he ever goes home. please give someone else a go. pete sherrod recorded a video, explaining his concern. i am having difficulty changing gear between clive myrie's - conflicting roles, jokilyi presenting controversial comedy, have i got newsl for you, and his other one as a serious news presenter, i fronting the ten o'clock news. this is pointed out by this - programme being broadcast last weekjust half an hour apart. i have no problem with him chairing something like -
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mastermind, but when he isj required to joke about world leaders and ukraine one minute, and then read the news- about them with a serious face shortly afterwards, i it just doesn't feel right. one or the otherl please, not both. on our last programme, we featured your objections to the priority given on will smith's slapping chris rock at the oscars, over a joke about will smith's wife. it was clear that some of you had heard quite enough on that subject, but there was more to come. this is the late news bulletin last saturday. will smith resigns from the oscars academy after slapping comedian chris rock on stage during last sunday's ceremony. the exasperation felt by this caller to our phone line is clear. i put the bbc news channel on for the news, and it is that damned oscar thing, with the slap, etc, and a woman saying, "i have never seen anything more shocking". what about ukraine ?!
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the news channel is for the news, and that oscar thing is not news now, and it really wasn't in the first place. get your act together, now! thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see, read or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media, e—mail us. or you can find us on twitter. you can call us also. and do have a look at our website for previous interviews. that is all from us. we are off the air next week over easter, but we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again in a fortnight. goodbye.
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. 0ur headlines today: the chancellor rishi sunak�*s wife says she will now pay uk taxes on her overseas income, after legally avoiding it for years. international outrage after the rocket attack atrocity in ukraine which killed 50 people at a train station in kramatorsk. the actor will smith is banned from the oscars for ten years after hitting the comedian chris rock at this year's event. here in dover, long delays and queues are expected to continue this weekend as passengers try to get away for the easter break. welcome to aintree where rachael blackmore will today attempt to win a second grand national on minella times.
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and this time in front of crowds. and a pleasant enough weekend on the way, still a little chilly, but warmer weather is on the way, and more on that in the forecast it's saturday, april 9th. our top story: the wife of the chancellor, rishi sunak, says she will pay uk taxes on her world—wide income — which she had legally avoided until now. it follows days of questions about the financial arrangements of akshata murthy — who is a multimillionaire. mr sunak is also facing criticism after he admited holding a type of us residency while chancellor. 0ur political correspondent, rajdeep sandhu, reports. is there more pain to come, chancellor? he's in charge of our taxes, but questions have been raised about his taxes, and his wife's. akshata murty owns shares in an indian company founded by her father.
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last year, she received more than £11 million from it. because she has a special non—dom tax status, she was not required by law to pay taxes in the uk on this overseas income. but, after criticism, she will pay millions more in tax, all so her finances don't cause a distraction for her husband. and it's notjust her affairs, but his own. it has emerged that the chancellor had a us green card, giving him the right to live permanently in america, where he also had to pay taxes. he gave it up about six months ago, but even in the united states there's questions about the arrangements. does the president see it as a problem that it is possible for someone to serve at a high level in a foreign government and maintain lawful permanent residency in the us?
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what if this was somebody serving in the russia duma? it wasn't, but i would again point you to the portions of the government that oversee green cards. labour say the chancellor needs to be transparent. the chancellor has told people they have to have this tax hike at the moment, and it sounds like he and his immediate family have been using whatever tax ways they can to, you know, not pay as much as they possibly should do, you know, and this is a moral issue, more than anything. despite the bad headlines, the prime minister said he was backing his chancellor. i would stress that the chancellor, rishi, is doing an outstanding job, and, as far as possible, as i think i said yesterday, i don't think people's families should be — should be brought — should be dragged into things. scrutiny of the chancellor's personal wealth and finances comes in the week he raised taxes, and everyone is watching the pennies. we can speak now to our political correspondent, sean dilley, who's in our london newsroom. sean, has the chancellor been damaged by these latest developments?
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her long—term war that damage be? that might how long term will the damage be? he that might how long term will the damage be?— that might how long term will the damae be? ,. . , damage be? he has rescued so many in the e es of damage be? he has rescued so many in the eyes of many _ damage be? he has rescued so many in the eyes of many in _ damage be? he has rescued so many in the eyes of many in pandemic— damage be? he has rescued so many in the eyes of many in pandemic worth - the eyes of many in pandemic worth furlough payments and taxes to claw that back no the focus changes not to the generosity of the man who was helping out others but what he has benefited from himself. labour see the situation in this home or needs to be upfront about it and the liberal democrats say this embarrassment means he cannot stay in office. there were developments from sources close to rishi sunak that many of the briefings come from downing street sources but boris
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johnson says he is doing an excellentjob as johnson says he is doing an excellent job as chancellor johnson says he is doing an excellentjob as chancellor and excellent job as chancellor and heaven excellentjob as chancellor and heaven knows we have these briefings are coming from. western leaders have condemned a missile attack on a railway station in eastern ukraine, which officials say killed more than 50 people. let's get the latest on this with our correspondent emma vardy, who's in the western city of lviv. what is emerging about what happened there? it is very clear there were thousands of people gathered at this train station for several days because a warning had come two days previously to people living in the east of ukraine at sea and get out now, evacuate if you is still safe because there is every anticipation russian forces would step up attacks in this region so it was clear that there were thousands of people queueing up trying to get trains out of one of the only station is still operating in eastern ukraine when
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these missiles hit and those devastating pictures have been coming in and making an impact around the world of people, of bodies strewn on the station forecourt, pools of blood next of the suitcases, next to their bags. they had been hoping to escape. president zelensky has pointed the finger at russia seeing it as evidence of another war crime. there has been outright condemnation from world leaders. president biden echoing the sentiments of the ukrainian president seeing it is another horrific atrocity. —— mike has said it is another horrific atrocity. in the early days of the invasion, russian troops took over the former nuclear power plant at chernobyl — electricity was cut off and staff were trapped there for weeks. moscow's forces have now left and it's back in ukrainian hands.
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0ur correspondent, yogita limaye, has visited the site and she sent this report. access to chornobyl has onlyjust opened up on an off—road track. the bridge to it was destroyed to stop the russian advance. this is the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, among the first parts of ukraine to be captured when russia invaded. "they surrounded us with tanks and there were aircraft flying overhead", security officer petro says. russian forces broke into monitoring and control stations. electricity was cut off for a few days — a major threat. translation: we store nuclear waste. if we'd lost power, it would have been catastrophic. radioactive material could have been released. i wasn't really worried for my life, i was scared of what would happen if i wasn't here. it's not possible for us to go any further because it could be risky
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but, if you walk down here, in that direction is an area of very high levels of contamination known as the red forest. and drone video has now come out which officials here have seen and they've confirmed to us the russian soldiers not only built trenches there, but they appear to have stayed there as well. this is evidence of how little they knew about nuclear safety. the soldiers were exposed to significant doses of radiation, ukraine says. below the plant is a basement, where 170 members of the national guard securing chornobyl were held captive. no—one still knows where they are. they were taken by russian forces. former ukrainian president petro poroshenko visited chornobyl today, with a warning for the world. are we sure that tomorrow, russian troops cannot appear here?
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my answer would be no. putin is completely unpredictable. and nuclear, the nuclear smoke can reach eastern europe, central europe and even great britain. for now, there is relief here, but also a sense of unease. the threat is just ten miles away, across the border. yogita limaye, bbc news, chornobyl. will smith has been banned from attending the oscars for ten years, after he slapped the comedian chris rock onstage at this year's ceremony. the actor said he accepted the decision by the academy, who called his actions "unacceptable and harmful". peter bowes reports
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from los angeles. the slap that shocked the world — retaliation for a joke by chris rock now he's facing the consequences. after a meeting of its board of governors, the academy says the actor is banned from attending the oscars and any of its other events — in person or virtually — for the next decade. but he keeps the coveted statue he won. the academy penned an open letter to its members. the academy also admits it made some mistakes.
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there's been no argument from will smith that he deserved to be punished. he issued this short statement after hearing his fate. the oscars were meant to be a crowning moment for one of its most popular stars, but will smith's win for playing the father of venus and serena williams in king richard will be tainted forever by his behaviour on the night. the actor has resigned his membership of the academy and apologised for his actions. it means he won't be able to vote for future oscar winners, but he could still be nominated for future work. some hollywood observers have been surprised by the severity of his punishment. i think that a ten—year ban is a long time. but i do think that there could have been far worse consequences. i mean, he still keeps to keep his oscar, he's not expelled permanently from it — so i think that he is able to recover and still thrive, in a sense. the academy says its response is part of a step towards protecting
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the safety of its performers and guests and a way to restore trust in the body. this is the biggest controversy in the oscars' 94—year history. the academy's moved quickly to try to put it behind them and prevent it from happening in the future. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. a british man has been rescued three days after going missing on a diving trip in malaysia — but his 14—year—old son is still unaccounted for. adrian chesters is said to be in a stable condition after being found by local fisherman. police say a major search operation is continuing to find his son, nathen. mr chesters was rescued alongside another diver — french teenager alexia molina. long delays and queues are expected to continue this weekend, as people try to get away for the easter holidays. travellers are being warned of significant disruption on the roads, at airports and ferry terminals. our reporter matt graveling is in dover. matt, what's the situation there?
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it does, beautiful views behind me with the white lips of dover. it looks like things are moving because you are not seeing police on surrounding roads holding up traffic to try to stem the congestion year. we also have a 23 mile stretch of motorway holding around 4500 lorries so it doesn't quite tell you the whole picture but shows you that traffic is still moving. there has been disruption this weekend on the ferry lines with p&0 having to which —— might
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having to ferry sailings cancelled which dfds have picked up but can't cover this weekend. andy burnham has said that vetting should be simplified and the transport secretary has said he is not prepared to cut corners for safety but he does want to tell people they want to get them on holiday as quickly and safely as they possibly can. here's tomasz with the weather. lots of sunshine on the way for most of us. it is a little on the cold side. it was quite a frosty night
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and we have another frosty night on away tonight. after that it looks as though things may turn a little milder. right now the clouds are coming in from the north all away from the arctic or almost. the ear is certainly coming from the arctic and clipping scotland and the north sea coast so here it feels chilly. quite a brisk north—westerly bringing a few wintry showers to the highlands but not exclusively and we will see some of these showers pushed by the breeze a little further south. wales and merseyside. the best of the weather across southern parts of wales and cornwall, somerset and dorset right across the southwest. we are bodice in the notes seen in dover and i think a nice afternoon they as well. weather tonight will be clear, the wind is very light so hence the frost will develop right down to the south caused so even when the beaches we will see temperatures around freezing or sore but in rural
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spots it could be even colder than that. the wind will shift direction tomorrow very slowly so we lose the northerly and it is closer to the east of north sea and norway. more of a southerly wind developing tomorrow so things are going to be turning a little milder. clouds will also increase and may be a bit of dampness heading towards northern ireland later in the day but broadly speaking sunday will at least be a bright day. a hint of things to come because on tuesday and wednesday we will start to see that southerly wind push in, more cloud and outbreaks of rain so we are in for two unsettled days. tuesday, certainly monday and tuesday, a lot of cloud around with outbreaks of rain and beyond that into wednesday and thursday and friday, we will see this milder air push in and that is when things will start to warm up. i think the middle of the week, by wednesday we will see temperatures
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into the high teens right across england, the mid teens in many other parts of the country. let's summarise all that. this is the weekend, a bright weekend but surely, saturday and sunday chilly but bright. monday and tuesday will have some rain and after that it warms up. the man who murdered primary school teacher sabina nessa has beenjailed for life, with a minimum term of 36 yea rs. beenjailed for life, with a minimum term of 36 yea rs. koci selamaj attacked and killed the 28—year—old in a park in south—east london last september. our reporter zoe conway has been speaking to ms nessa's sister. "intelligent, opinionated, kind,
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caring, funny and beautiful" — this is what sabina nessa's friends say about her. is it any wonder that her family are struggling to come to terms with the enormity of their loss? like, how does a parent except the fact that their daughter, at the age of 28, is no more? how do you accept that? you cannot and it's just — it's a bad dream and you just wish that it wasn't true. it's affected my sisters, my parents, you just wouldn't believe that it would happen to you. it has affected my daughters as well. sabina nessa did not know her killer. she had been taking a shortcut through the park in south—east london on her way to meet a friend last september when koci selamaj struck. he hit her 34 times with this metal traffic triangle. he removed her tights and underwear before strangling her. the police say the crime was sexually motivated.
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koci selamaj was an albanian who lived in eastbourne. the prosecution said he had been violent towards his estranged wife and two hours before the murder he'd tried to engage his wife in sex, and when she refused, he drove to london with the intention of attacking a woman. there wass clear evidence of a sexually motivated attack, along with the fact that he propositioned his wife earlier in the day for sex, and it says to me without a shadow of a doubt that it was a sexually motivated murder. in previous hearings, jebina islam and sabina's family have seen koci selamaj in court. how could he do that? how could he hurt my sister, knowing that before that he was waiting for some woman to attack her and do what he wanted to do?
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i wasjust thinking, what a horrible animal, vile animal, he is. before becoming a primary school teacher, sabina nessa studied here at the university of greenwich and was taught by doctor louise owusu—kwarteng. she had been so impressed by sabina that she thought that she could go on to be a head teacher. she made my life teaching that year so much easier and it was so fun. very, very intelligent. she would say things that were extremely thought—provoking and she had a nice group of people around her. greenwich university students getting ready to protest against male violence. they call themselves the sabina project, and this is what drives them. obviously, first and foremost is awareness, but it is also about a change in behaviour, so,
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for example, with myself, it is teaching my five—year—old son to respect women, teaching boys in schools, teaching women their rights because growing up, for me, i didn't know it was ok to say, actually, no, it is about empowering young people. some male students helped to set up the group, hoping to influence other men into doing more to look after women. this is the message of caring and protection for women when it comes to notjust anywhere, when they're walking, making sure they are all right, safe, and don't have to fear anything. but the group also exists because the students want to make sure that sabina is not forgotten. i hope that if she is looking down she is proud that her name is being used in such a way, her name will carry on and hopefully empower so many young girls and women to speak out and hopefully gain equality in her name, because she deserves to live on. because it was such a waste of potential in life, but hopefully her
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legacy will continue. this is the watch that she wore on the night. so i'm just holding it to feel close to her. we kind of feel like she will walk through the door. people say time will get easier, but really time just gets harder, and the realisation that she's not here kind of hits home. if there is any solace to be found, then perhaps it is to be found here, in the determination of so many people to keep the name sabina nessa alive. and to ensure that the light she brought into the world never goes out. zoe conway, bbc news. questions are still surrounding the tax affairs of the wife of the chancellor, rishi sunak this morning. following a political row over her residency status,
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akshata murty says she will now pay uk taxes on her overseas income. let's get reaction from the whitehall editor of the financial times, sebastian payne — and sonia sodha, the chief leader writer from the observer. does the dust settle do you think this morning after the news yesterday that the wife of the chancellor has changed her tax situation and will pay all taxi from international income and the thing about the green card for the chancellor, we are does the dust to settle today? t chancellor, we are does the dust to settle today?_ settle today? i think it partly de-ends settle today? i think it partly depends on _ settle today? i think it partly depends on how _ settle today? i think it partly depends on how much - settle today? i think it partly depends on how much more | settle today? i think it partly - depends on how much more that is to come out and there may be more to come out and there may be more to come out, for example we do not know yet how much she saved by declaring her non—domicile status and deciding to pay tax on her global income in india rather than the uk but i think
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whatever that is to come out of this will be very damaging for the chancellor in the long term and the reason for that is both when it comes to his green card and when it comes to his green card and when it comes to his green card and when it comes to the non—dom status of his wife, the initial response seems to have been, we have not broken the law, everything we have done is within the letter of the law. that might be the case for the public expect a bit more from our politicians and we know non—dom is exploited by wealthy individuals to avoid being taxi really should be in the uk so rishi sunak is a man who sets taxes for the nation has introduced a very controversial tax rise while families are facing the rising cost of energy in other bills and we find he and his family have possibly been taking steps to
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minimise tax liability which is a very bad look. the minimise tax liability which is a very bad look-— minimise tax liability which is a very bad look. minimise tax liability which is a ve bad look. , , , very bad look. the papers seeing he is fi . htina very bad look. the papers seeing he is fighting for _ very bad look. the papers seeing he is fighting for his _ very bad look. the papers seeing he is fighting for his political _ is fighting for his political survival. is he? t is fighting for his political survival. is he?— is fighting for his political survival. is he? i think he was until his _ survival. is he? i think he was until his wife _ survival. is he? i think he was until his wife made _ survival. is he? i think he was until his wife made that - survival. is he? i think he was until his wife made that tax i until his wife made that tax decision— until his wife made that tax decision last night. it looked awful at the _ decision last night. it looked awful at the time the tax burden has gone to its_ at the time the tax burden has gone to its highest in the uk for six decades, _ to its highest in the uk for six decades, the very weekend the national— decades, the very weekend the national insurance rise comes in, you learn— national insurance rise comes in, you learn not everyone in the household of the chancellor in downing — household of the chancellor in downing street itself is being their fear and _ downing street itself is being their fear and due share of tax. i think it has— fear and due share of tax. i think it has damaged rishi sunak in the ion- it has damaged rishi sunak in the long term — it has damaged rishi sunak in the long term and pulls in the week have shown_ long term and pulls in the week have shown his _ long term and pulls in the week have shown his approval ratings have gone 2-18 which _ shown his approval ratings have gone 2—18 which is the lowest since rishi sunak— 2—18 which is the lowest since rishi sunak became chancellor. they have .one sunak became chancellor. they have gone down _ sunak became chancellor. they have gone down to the point of —18. i have _ gone down to the point of —18. i have spoken to conservatives who
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have _ have spoken to conservatives who have asked how he could have held onto a _ have asked how he could have held onto a green card while being uk chancellor? they also feel his handling _ chancellor? they also feel his handling of the situation has not been _ handling of the situation has not been very— handling of the situation has not been very good and rishi sunak gave a very— been very good and rishi sunak gave a very emotional interview on thursday— a very emotional interview on thursday where he hit back at the smears _ thursday where he hit back at the smears and attacks from opponents and said _ smears and attacks from opponents and said it _ smears and attacks from opponents and said it was not really about his wife but _ and said it was not really about his wife but about him and this should lay off— wife but about him and this should lay off of— wife but about him and this should lay off of her the fact she is no paying — lay off of her the fact she is no paying taxes suggests it was about her because why else would she make changes— her because why else would she make changes that will cost their family millions? — changes that will cost their family millions? there are questions if he ever runs _ millions? there are questions if he ever runs for — millions? there are questions if he ever runs for prime minister and all this will— ever runs for prime minister and all this will be — ever runs for prime minister and all this will be holed out again and questions will be asked. —— mike edge _ questions will be asked. —— mike edge shall— questions will be asked. —— mike edge shall be hauled out again. the labour— edge shall be hauled out again. the labour party will have a field day at the _ labour party will have a field day at the next election so i think the questions — at the next election so i think the questions for his political future after— questions for his political future after the — questions for his political future after the very traumatic events of this week— after the very traumatic events of this week but i think as sonia said
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but it— this week but i think as sonia said but it depends on now is is there more, _ but it depends on now is is there more. do — but it depends on now is is there more, do we know everything and do the sunday— more, do we know everything and do the sunday papers come up with more revelations? _ the sunday papers come up with more revelations? i think if there was a hard _ revelations? i think if there was a hard factual evidence of tax being avoided _ hard factual evidence of tax being avoided somehow that could be really problematic for him. at the moment all laws _ problematic for him. at the moment all laws have been followed and all rules followed just looks bad. sonia. — rules followed just looks bad. sonia. at _ rules followed just looks bad. sonia, at what point does this argument start to slip into slightly different, possibly more moralistic thing, which is we don't like rich people in power telling us what to do? you are too rich to be in charge of us? t do? you are too rich to be in charge of us? ., �* ~' . do? you are too rich to be in charge of us? ., �* ~ ., , ., do? you are too rich to be in charge ofus? ., �* ~ ., , ., , of us? i don't think that is what is at stake here _ of us? i don't think that is what is at stake here at _ of us? i don't think that is what is at stake here at all. _ of us? i don't think that is what is at stake here at all. if— of us? i don't think that is what is at stake here at all. if you - of us? i don't think that is what is at stake here at all. if you look i of us? i don't think that is what is at stake here at all. if you look atj at stake here at all. if you look at the search at how the public feels towards wealthy people, people generally don't have quite positive attitudes towards like richard branson and jk rowling. but attitudes towards like richard
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branson and jk rowling. but they are not in government, _ branson and jk rowling. but they are not in government, are _ branson and jk rowling. but they are not in government, are they? - branson and jk rowling. but they are not in government, are they? know, | not in government, are they? know, but this is to — not in government, are they? know, but this is to do _ not in government, are they? know, but this is to do with _ not in government, are they? know, but this is to do with people - not in government, are they? know, but this is to do with people and - but this is to do with people and government who seem to be living by different rules for the rest of us and i think if you look at something like the downing street party is, the immediate defence we saw from someone like borisjohnson, someone like boris johnson, everything someone like borisjohnson, everything was in the rules, we were following regulations to the letter. public expect more than that. voters quite rightly think that politicians who set the rules should live by the rules are notjust the letter of the rules are notjust the letter of the rules but the spirit of the rules. look at the expenses scandal for mp5. i don't think this is about wealth, i think this is about public anger at politicians seem to think that rules are for the little people, for the people they make the rules for and it is kind of 0k people, for the people they make the rules for and it is kind of ok if they bend them as long as they are sort of formally within the law or even as we have seen with the downing street parties we have seen fixed penalty notices issued.
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sebastien, will borisjohnson be rubbing his hands with glee with all of this? t rubbing his hands with glee with all of this? ~ , of this? i think there is schadenfreude - of this? i think there is schadenfreude with - of this? i think there is | schadenfreude with the of this? i think there is - schadenfreude with the prime ministers team. people in downing street were very unhappy about the whole downing street party situation and when rishi sunak went to ilfracombe and did not tweet any support for the prime minister within hours during that particular scandal so i am sure there is a little bit of that. on the other hand it is not good for the government and this has overshadowed the visit of the german chancellor and the security and policy paper that came out this week. in terms of politics it is not good for the government to have questions about whether everyone paid their due share of tax but i think there will be a little bit of pleasure for
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borisjohnson be a little bit of pleasure for boris johnson that the be a little bit of pleasure for borisjohnson that the shine that has been with rishi sunak since it became chancellor that has helped develop his public persona has now been chipped away at the very best are certainly that shine has gone for good. the home secretary, priti patel, has apologised for what she's called "frustrating" delays in the uk's visa schemes for ukrainian refugees — but denied that checks are slowing the process. ms patel said thatjust over a quarter of those ukrainians granted visas — around 12,000 — have reached the uk so far. laura trant went to meet two families who've fled the war and those giving them shelter. it's going to take time, isn't it? and you've got all the time in the world. it took 17—year—old boris and his mum, maria, seven days to reach the safety of lincolnshire. they're now temporarily living
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with johnny and emma in their house in sleaford. maria has left her husband behind. she's left her sister behind, who's got a partner. i know that must be a constant worry every day that they're 0k. nobody should have to leave their homeland. they fled the eastern ukraine city of dnipro, leaving behind their own home and family. english people all help us. thank you. we've had a few video chats, but the first thing they wanted to do was hug me. this peaceful garden in hinton st george, in somerset, is also a world away from the fear and fighting in kyiv. olga says feeling safe is like a fairy tale for her and her children — but it's bittersweet. it's like two feelings inside. very happy, very unhappy and happy. but because of all of this happens
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with ukraine and ourfriends, relatives, you know, and the same time, we are safety here. our children are safety. so that's why. when they arrived, i said ijust want to give the children some sleep at night and play during the day. and i think that's all we can give them, really. back in sleaford, johnny is waiting to house more refugees fleeing ukraine. he's frustrated the rooms are still empty. so, we've met boris and maria, but we have another family of six arriving. a grandmother of 62, a 37—year—old mother with with four children — three, five, ten and 15. they're waiting for the visas to come through. it really shouldn't be taking this long, really. you know, they've been through enough, these people. laura trant, bbc news.
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we're joined now by polly vacher, who has helped refugees get housing in her village of north moreton, in oxfordshire, and mike adamson, who's chief executive of the british red cross. poorly, tell us, how is it going in your village at the moment? have you been able to welcome any refugees yet? we been able to welcome any refugees et? ~ ., been able to welcome any refugees et? ~ . ., been able to welcome any refugees et? . . ., , ., ., been able to welcome any refugees et? . . . , . . ., yet? we are quite a small village of 157 houses and _ yet? we are quite a small village of 157 houses and 350 _ yet? we are quite a small village of 157 houses and 350 souls. - yet? we are quite a small village of 157 houses and 350 souls. between| yet? we are quite a small village of i 157 houses and 350 souls. between us we have had 16 offers of hosting and can take about 45 refugees. so far, we have had one family, a mother and two children, that is free people out of 45, that's all. we have been set up for over three weeks now. 50. set up for over three weeks now. so, ou have set up for over three weeks now. so, you have been ready? have you been specifically matched with families to come over? have you gone out to find the families yourselves? tote
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find the families yourselves? we have had find the families yourselves? , have had six ukrainian lawyers in london, and they have matched our families with refugees from ukraine, and the put in their visa applications for us, which is a very lengthy process. two hours, it took them to do just our one family. t5 them to dojust our one family. is that the hold—up? them to do just our one family. is that the hold-up? i— them to do just our one family. is that the hold-up? i think - them to do just our one family. is that the hold-up? i think it - them to do just our one family. is that the hold-up? i think it is - them to do just our one family. is| that the hold-up? i think it is very difficult for _ that the hold-up? i think it is very difficult for people _ that the hold-up? i think it is very difficult for people to _ that the hold-up? i think it is very difficult for people to fill - that the hold-up? i think it is very difficult for people to fill in - that the hold-up? i think it is very difficult for people to fill in a - difficult for people to fill in a form unless they have help. apparently, they said it took about half a day when they were doing it for the first time. but once forms were in, as in, as faras for the first time. but once forms were in, as in, as far as we were concerned, because these lawyers have put in 150 applications, and only 10% have actually received their visas. after they put in the applications, they got a message from the home office to say they had
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lost some of the attachments, things like passports and that sort of thing, therefore they had to resubmit the application, which meant they went to the bottom of the list. alberta village, who are waiting already with lots of support, can't get the refugees because the visas don't come free. —— our village. these people have been through the most terrible situation. i mean, the family coming to us, their home was bombed, the mother's mother and father died from a heart attack when the russians came in. they had to bury him in their garden. came in. they had to bury him in their garden-— their garden. ghastly, ghastly exoerience- — their garden. ghastly, ghastly experience. we _ their garden. ghastly, ghastly experience. we will _ their garden. ghastly, ghastly experience. we will talk - their garden. ghastly, ghastly experience. we will talk to i their garden. ghastly, ghastly i experience. we will talk to mike their garden. ghastly, ghastly - experience. we will talk to mike in a moment about some of the technicalities. 0n a moment about some of the technicalities. on a positive note, if you can come up mother and two children have arrived in your community? tt children have arrived in your community?— children have arrived in your communi ? , ., .,
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community? it is lovely to hear something _ community? it is lovely to hear something positive, _ community? it is lovely to hear something positive, because ii community? it is lovely to hear - something positive, because i love positive! a mother and two children are here. �* , ., , positive! a mother and two children are here. �* , .,, ., ~ are here. and everything has worked 0k? they were _ are here. and everything has worked 0k? they were welcomed _ are here. and everything has worked 0k? they were welcomed at - are here. and everything has worked 0k? they were welcomed at luton i 0k? they were welcomed at luton airort, 0k? they were welcomed at luton airport. brought — 0k? they were welcomed at luton airport, brought back _ 0k? they were welcomed at luton airport, brought back to _ ok? they were welcomed at luton airport, brought back to our- 0k? they were welcomed at luton| airport, brought back to our village and they got a great welcome. mike, is this what you are hearing? t5 is this what you are hearing? is this a familiar theme? it - is this what you are hearing? is this a familiar theme? it is - is this what you are hearing? is this a familiar theme? it is a i is this what you are hearing? is i this a familiar theme? it is a very familiar theme _ this a familiar theme? it is a very familiar theme of _ this a familiar theme? it is a very familiar theme of the _ this a familiar theme? it is a very familiar theme of the long - this a familiar theme? it is a very familiar theme of the long and i familiar theme of the long and complex— familiar theme of the long and complex processes and waits for the visa process to work on through. we have all seen the terrible scenes. that amount of people displaced within— that amount of people displaced within ukraine itself, then into neighbouring countries, then hundreds of thousands on the move to romania _ hundreds of thousands on the move to romania and germany and other countries — romania and germany and other countries. there is a small trickle reaching — countries. there is a small trickle reaching here. the key is to make it much _ reaching here. the key is to make it much easier— reaching here. the key is to make it much easier to come here. the whole
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of europe _ much easier to come here. the whole of europe and many other countries have waived their visa requirements will stop— have waived their visa requirements will stop most ukrainians have biometric— will stop most ukrainians have biometric passports so we can do checks— biometric passports so we can do checks on— biometric passports so we can do checks on them when they get here. if we set— checks on them when they get here. if we set up— checks on them when they get here. if we set up a really good welcome centres _ if we set up a really good welcome centres and hubs, as the government has actually _ centres and hubs, as the government has actually promised, then we can look after— has actually promised, then we can look after them there, go through the matching processes, check out all the _ the matching processes, check out all the safety and security requirements. but the key thing is that we _ requirements. but the key thing is that we get far more people here and then britain would be playing its part at— then britain would be playing its part at a — then britain would be playing its part at a scale alongside our partners _ part at a scale alongside our partners in europe. showing solidarity and practical support to the people of ukraine in this terrible _ the people of ukraine in this terrible situation.— the people of ukraine in this terrible situation. , ,., . terrible situation. there is so much noodwill terrible situation. there is so much goodwill around _ terrible situation. there is so much goodwill around this _ terrible situation. there is so much goodwill around this that _ terrible situation. there is so much goodwill around this that some - goodwill around this that some things can't be ignored. i understand the local government association has been talking about some situations where families are being put into households and is not working and they have ended up homeless. i think they are talking
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about 144 ukrainian households. what do you know about that? people might be doing this for the best of reasons, then it might not work in practice. reasons, then it might not work in ractice. �* , ., reasons, then it might not work in ractice. . , ., ., reasons, then it might not work in ractice. . ., , ., , practice. are you hearing stories like that? we _ practice. are you hearing stories like that? we are _ practice. are you hearing stories like that? we are aware - practice. are you hearing stories like that? we are aware of - practice. are you hearing stories| like that? we are aware of these stories — like that? we are aware of these stories. the key is we have to invest — stories. the key is we have to invest in— stories. the key is we have to invest in at— stories. the key is we have to invest in at the welcome and integration. you can't bring even a small— integration. you can't bring even a small trickle reaching here. the key is to make — small trickle reaching here. the key is to make it— small trickle reaching here. the key is to make it much easier to come here _ is to make it much easier to come here the — is to make it much easier to come here. the whole of europe and many other— here. the whole of europe and many other countries have waived their visa requirements will stop most ukrainians— visa requirements will stop most ukrainians have biometric passports so we _ ukrainians have biometric passports so we can— ukrainians have biometric passports so we can do checks on them when they get— so we can do checks on them when they get here. if we set up really good _ they get here. if we set up really good welcome centres and hubs, as the government has actually promised, then we can look after them _ promised, then we can look after them there, go through the matching processes, _ them there, go through the matching processes, check out all the safety and security requirements. but the key thing _ and security requirements. but the key thing is — and security requirements. but the key thing is that we get far more people _ key thing is that we get far more people here and then britain would be playing its part at the scale alongside our partners in europe. showing — alongside our partners in europe. showing solidarity and practical support — showing solidarity and practical support to the people of ukraine in this terrible situation. there is so much _ this terrible situation. there is so much goodwill around this that some things— much goodwill around this that some things can't _ much goodwill around this that some things can't be ignored. i understand the local government association has been talking about some _ association has been talking about some situations where families are being _ some situations where families are being put— some situations where families are being put into households and is not working _ being put into households and is not working and they have ended up homeless. i think they are talking
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homeless. ! think they are talking about— homeless. i think they are talking about 144 — homeless. i think they are talking about 144 ukrainian households. what do you _ about 144 ukrainian households. what do you know about that? people might be doing _ do you know about that? people might be doing this for the best of reasons, _ be doing this for the best of reasons, then it might not work in practice _ reasons, then it might not work in practice are — reasons, then it might not work in practice. are you hearing stories like that? — practice. are you hearing stories like that? we are aware of these stories — like that? we are aware of these stories. the key is we have to invest — stories. the key is we have to invest in— stories. the key is we have to invest in at— stories. the key is we have to invest in at the welcome and integration. you can't bring even small— integration. you can't bring even small numbers of people over, like at the _ small numbers of people over, like at the moment, without welcoming and integration _ at the moment, without welcoming and integration. that is welcoming people. — integration. that is welcoming people, checking out host families, checking _ people, checking out host families, checking that everyone understands their roles _ checking that everyone understands their roles and responsibilities. think— their roles and responsibilities. think of— their roles and responsibilities. think of the language issue at the basic— think of the language issue at the basic level— think of the language issue at the basic level never mind safeguarding issues _ basic level never mind safeguarding issues the — basic level never mind safeguarding issues. the key is to invest in at the support— issues. the key is to invest in at the support around us so that when things— the support around us so that when things do— the support around us so that when things do break down we can make other— things do break down we can make other arrangements. that is why we need _ other arrangements. that is why we need welcome and integration hubs where _ need welcome and integration hubs where these issues can be worked through — where these issues can be worked throu . h. ., , where these issues can be worked throuuh. . , ., , through. there are big inventions in terms of the — through. there are big inventions in terms of the numbers _ through. there are big inventions in terms of the numbers coming - through. there are big inventions in terms of the numbers coming over| terms of the numbers coming over here. ultimately, how many refugees do think we will see coming into the uk in the next month or so? will the comments are full on its promise to provide homes for tens of thousands families? tt provide homes for tens of thousands families? ., ., , ., families? it will remain a slow rocess families? it will remain a slow process of— families? it will remain a slow process of the _ families? it will remain a slow process of the current - families? it will remain a slow process of the current visa - families? it will remain a slow- process of the current visa process in place _ process of the current visa process in place if — process of the current visa process in place. if we remove this, that will assist — in place. if we remove this, that will assist any flow. do bear in mind, — will assist any flow. do bear in mind, most people in all emergencies around _ mind, most people in all emergencies around the _ mind, most people in all emergencies around the world, they want to stay close _ around the world, they want to stay close to _ around the world, they want to stay close to where their homes are because — close to where their homes are because most want to return home first _ because most want to return home first that — because most want to return home first that is— because most want to return home first. that is their first priority. coming — first. that is their first priority. coming here is a second option. but for those _ coming here is a second option. but for those whose lives and homes have been destroyed, we should make it far easier, — been destroyed, we should make it far easier, and then investing at the welcome and integration support to make _ the welcome and integration support to make it— the welcome and integration support to make it possible to have a really welcoming — to make it possible to have a really welcoming safe arrival.— to make it possible to have a really welcoming safe arrival. poorly, you say previously _ welcoming safe arrival. poorly, you say previously you _ welcoming safe arrival. poorly, you say previously you were _ welcoming safe arrival. poorly, you say previously you were ashamed l welcoming safe arrival. poorly, you | say previously you were ashamed to be british, but i think a lot of
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people watching today would be proud to be british given that the work you have been doing in your village. it is notjust me, this isn't about me, it is about the ukrainian refugees. ourvillage me, it is about the ukrainian refugees. our village is a very close—knit and are amazing givers. the people who can't host our offering to taxi people, cook for people, shop for people, get books for people. all sorts of things have been offered and the whole village is involved, and that's a great, great fame. igrate is involved, and that's a great, great fame-— is involved, and that's a great, ureat fame. ~ ~ , ., . great fame. we will keep in touch with ou great fame. we will keep in touch with you and _ great fame. we will keep in touch with you and we _ great fame. we will keep in touch with you and we will _ great fame. we will keep in touch with you and we will see - great fame. we will keep in touch with you and we will see how - great fame. we will keep in touch with you and we will see how it i with you and we will see how it works out in practice as the weeks progress. works out in practice as the weeks rouress. , .,, works out in practice as the weeks rouress. , progress. yes, i hope we get those visas! thank— progress. yes, i hope we get those visas! thank you _ progress. yes, i hope we get those visas! thank you both _ progress. yes, i hope we get those visas! thank you both for _ progress. yes, i hope we get those visas! thank you both for your - progress. yes, i hope we get thosej visas! thank you both for your time this morning- _ visas! thank you both for your time this morning. a _ visas! thank you both for your time this morning. a huge _ visas! thank you both for your time this morning. a huge weekend - visas! thank you both for your time this morning. a huge weekend of i this morning. a huge weekend of sport this weekend, not least of the grand national. mike is an entry for us once again. the son of has just come out. the
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horses are just getting a feel for the course. i'm not with rachael blackmore, one of the stable hounds taking the horse for a little run around the famous grand national course. they will go round twice around the course to complete the 4.25 mile course. as you look down there, you can see the winning post and at the famous waterjump. so many houses are household names around the world. it is called a peoples race because of the way it brings people together. the question is whether rachael blackmore can win it for the second year running after making history last year. well, she doesn't like to look back on last year's victory. doesn't like to look back on last year's victory-— doesn't like to look back on last year's victory. you don't spend too much time — year's victory. you don't spend too much time reflecting _ year's victory. you don't spend too much time reflecting in _ year's victory. you don't spend too much time reflecting in this - year's victory. you don't spend too much time reflecting in this game. you're _ much time reflecting in this game. you're always looking forward to the next thing — you're always looking forward to the next thing. last year was
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incredible, but you're back again this year— incredible, but you're back again this year and trying to do all over again _ this year and trying to do all over again you — this year and trying to do all over again. you are trying to look forward _ again. you are trying to look forward more so.— again. you are trying to look forward more so. ., forward more so. there we are, then we have minella _ forward more so. there we are, then we have minella times _ forward more so. there we are, then we have minella timesjust _ forward more so. there we are, then we have minella timesjust coming i we have minella times just coming back in. i'm not using this knowledge because i have a great guest. joining me now is lee mottershead from the racing post. half the field are irish trained horses — half the field are irish trained horses. they are just stretching their— horses. they are just stretching their legs, _ horses. they are just stretching their legs, getting themselves ready for what's _ their legs, getting themselves ready for what's to come later in the day. so, for what's to come later in the day. so. minella — for what's to come later in the day. so, minella times, what sort of form can we expect? can rachael blackmore do it again? when you look at the gold cup, she smashed through their at aintree last year. she gold cup, she smashed through their at aintree last year.— at aintree last year. she has a ma'or at aintree last year. she has a major chance _ at aintree last year. she has a major chance again. _ at aintree last year. she has a major chance again. has - at aintree last year. she has a major chance again. has it - at aintree last year. she has a i major chance again. has it been at aintree last year. she has a - major chance again. has it been in the best— major chance again. has it been in the best form this year, but his whole — the best form this year, but his whole year— the best form this year, but his whole year has been built around this race — whole year has been built around
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this race. in many ways, horse racing — this race. in many ways, horse racing is— this race. in many ways, horse racing is built around this race. the grand _ racing is built around this race. the grand national stands out more than any— the grand national stands out more than any other. people in myjob look— than any other. people in myjob look for— than any other. people in myjob look for the stories that stand out and rachael blackmore would be one of those _ and rachael blackmore would be one of those stories were stopped in some _ of those stories were stopped in some ways, this grand national is the story— some ways, this grand national is the story of— some ways, this grand national is the story of two women, you have rachael— the story of two women, you have rachael blackmore, then you also have snow — rachael blackmore, then you also have snow lepidus, seeking to become the first— have snow lepidus, seeking to become the first equine mother to win the grand _ the first equine mother to win the grand national. she had a child and brought— grand national. she had a child and brought the child up with no help from _ brought the child up with no help from the — brought the child up with no help from the father, now she has gone out to— from the father, now she has gone out to work— from the father, now she has gone out to work and is a major contender today~ _ out to work and is a major contender today the _ out to work and is a major contender today. the last time was 1951. there are a _ today. the last time was 1951. there are a few— today. the last time was 1951. there are a few in — today. the last time was 1951. there are a few in the race with chances this year~ — are a few in the race with chances this year. plenty of people are backing — this year. plenty of people are backing her, saying she is a gorgeous— backing her, saying she is a gorgeous looking horse. if you do like names, lots of chances this
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year~ _ like names, lots of chances this year~ you — like names, lots of chances this year. you have got a run wild fred. if you _ year. you have got a run wild fred. if you like _ year. you have got a run wild fred. if you like musical theatre, there is a five — if you like musical theatre, there is a five on — if you like musical theatre, there is a five on the roof. in the us masters — is a five on the roof. in the us masters this weekend, that is a horse _ masters this weekend, that is a horse called augusta gold. with the crowds back. _ horse called augusta gold. with the crowds back, what _ horse called augusta gold. with the crowds back, what difference - horse called augusta gold. with the crowds back, what difference does i crowds back, what difference does that make? have you felt more energy this time because people had been away and missing it?— this time because people had been away and missing it? when you walk throuuh the away and missing it? when you walk through the entrance, _ away and missing it? when you walk through the entrance, there - away and missing it? when you walk through the entrance, there is - away and missing it? when you walk through the entrance, there is a - away and missing it? when you walk through the entrance, there is a big| through the entrance, there is a big si-n through the entrance, there is a big sign that— through the entrance, there is a big sign that says welcome back to the worlds— sign that says welcome back to the world's most popular horse race. in many— world's most popular horse race. in many ways, — world's most popular horse race. in many ways, the grand national is. i was one _ many ways, the grand national is. i was one of— many ways, the grand national is. i was one of the fortunate few he had at last _ was one of the fortunate few he had at last year— was one of the fortunate few he had at last year and it was a surreal experience, even though we were experiencing a pivotal moment with rachael— experiencing a pivotal moment with rachael blackmore winning the grand national _ rachael blackmore winning the grand national. it was such a shame that a life defining — national. it was such a shame that a life defining moment for her was seen _ life defining moment for her was seen by— life defining moment for her was seen by almost nobody on a course. this is— seen by almost nobody on a course. this is so— seen by almost nobody on a course. this is so different. we will have a
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great _ this is so different. we will have a great atmosphere today because part of what _ great atmosphere today because part of what makes the grand national special— of what makes the grand national special is — of what makes the grand national special is the people of liverpool. they— special is the people of liverpool. they really embrace this race because _ they really embrace this race because they love the city and they are part _ because they love the city and they are part of— because they love the city and they are part of what makes it such a unique — are part of what makes it such a unique experience.— are part of what makes it such a unique experience. what think makes it the peoples — unique experience. what think makes it the peoples race? _ unique experience. what think makes it the peoples race? when _ unique experience. what think makes it the peoples race? when i _ unique experience. what think makes it the peoples race? when i was - unique experience. what think makes it the peoples race? when i was a - it the peoples race? when i was a kid, we always seem to have a jumble sale on grand national day. it was the grand national and the wimbledon final that brought everyone together. what is it about bringing everyone together and having an equal chance at picking the winner? i think there are some sporting events— i think there are some sporting events as — i think there are some sporting events as a new nation that are part of our— events as a new nation that are part of our cultural dna and the grand national— of our cultural dna and the grand national is one of them. i think there _ national is one of them. i think there is— national is one of them. i think there is such a unique event, for a start— there is such a unique event, for a start some — there is such a unique event, for a start some of the fences are different, they look different, they 'ump different, they look different, they jump different. they have been changed — jump different. they have been
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changed over the years and are now far safer— changed over the years and are now far safer than the changed over the years and are now far saferthan the dim changed over the years and are now far safer than the dim and distant past, _ far safer than the dim and distant past, but — far safer than the dim and distant past, but they are still a great spectacle _ past, but they are still a great spectacle to watch. you never quite know _ spectacle to watch. you never quite know what — spectacle to watch. you never quite know what is going to happen in the grand _ know what is going to happen in the grand national, 100 to one shots can win the _ grand national, 100 to one shots can win the race — grand national, 100 to one shots can win the race. it is that eight of and looked a bit guilty that mix it so speciat — and looked a bit guilty that mix it so special. and i'm sure it will be again _ so special. and i'm sure it will be again -- — so special. and i'm sure it will be again. —— that air of unpredictability. again. -- that air of unpredictability. leave us mentioning _ unpredictability. leave us mentioning the _ unpredictability. leave us mentioning the masters, | unpredictability. leave us- mentioning the masters, and if you backed the american scotty scheffler before the tournament, you will be pretty happy. he is the runaway leader at the moment. tiger woods recovered from a dreadful start to fight his way back into contention in the masters. our sports correspondent, andy swiss, reports. for tiger woods, it was another day of drama. at first, everything was going wrong — he dropped four shots in the first five holes, and his hopes seemed to be slipping away. but in the nick of time,
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he rediscovered his magic. woods once again proving you write him off at your peril. at one over, he has a lot of work to do — but with this man, well, you just never know. in the blustery conditions, it was often tough going. another roller—coaster for rory mcilroy. he hung in there, but at two over he's playing catch up. it was much betterfor shane lowry, the former open champion with one of the rounds of the day to put him right in contention. look at this one, shane lowry! the big question, though, is can anyone catch this man? scottie scheffler recently became the world number one, and he showed precisely why. a stunning display, and he's some five strokes clear. but the shot of the day? well, it has to be this. america's stewart cink of a stunning hole in one, making this trickiest of sports look oh so simple. hang on... come on. oh, in she goes!
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andy swiss, bbc news. what about the formula 1? qualifying has now finished for the australian grand prix. charles leclerc will start tomorrow's australian grand prix from pole. there were a couple delays during qualifying due to crashes, including former world champion fernando alonso in the final session. leclerc took the top spot on the grid by more than a quarter of a second ahead of world champion max verstappen. lewis hamilton was on pole last time there was a race in australia, won a football story for a year. newcastle united have taken a big step towards premier league survival by beating wolves 1—0. newcastle were awarded a second half penalty after wolves keeperjose sa brought down chris wood — and the £25 million striker got up to score a very valuable goal for eddie howe's side. they're ten points clear of the drop
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zone, although 18th—placed burnley have two games in hand. not very far away from here that is on the big relegation tussle for everton today. there will be a lot of people yet with their ears to their sound is keeping an eight on that one because it will be huge for everton, as they fight for survival in the premier league. manchester united can still get in at the top four of the champions league places. that is a 12:30pm kick—off, not very farfrom here that is a 12:30pm kick—off, not very far from here today. that is a 12:30pm kick—off, not very farfrom here today. but that is a 12:30pm kick—off, not very far from here today. but the that is a 12:30pm kick—off, not very farfrom here today. but the big one is tomorrow, isn't it? that's a huge game. is tomorrow, isn't it? that's a huge came. , ., is tomorrow, isn't it? that's a huge tame, , ., ~ ., , is tomorrow, isn't it? that's a huge tame. , ., ~ ., , , , game. oh, yeah, man city versus liverpool- — game. oh, yeah, man city versus liverpool. people _ game. oh, yeah, man city versus liverpool. people are _ game. oh, yeah, man city versus liverpool. people are calling - game. oh, yeah, man city versus liverpool. people are calling it i game. oh, yeah, man city versus liverpool. people are calling ital liverpool. people are calling it a title decider.— liverpool. people are calling it a title decider. ., ~ ~ ~ , title decider. thank you, mike. his head is at aintree. _ here's tomasz with the weather. if you saw at aintree behind mike,
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we started to see those clouds bubbling up a bit like this. today, some parts of the uk are sunny but clouds are starting to develop now and we will see a future what here and we will see a future what here and there. not a completely dry day but i think a decent one for many of us. they clouds are streaming in all the way from the north, some of them carry by and on arctic wind. it certainly feels cold enough along the northern and eastern scotland and along the north sea coast. this is where the winds will be stronger and only around 7 degrees. towards the west, it is a case of lighter winds, more frequent sunny spells and just occasional showers on in that breeze. the forecast for tonight, windfall light, the sky is
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clear— that is a recipe for a frosty night. temperatures in the middle of city is probably around zero, —1, -2. city is probably around zero, —1, —2. in ruralspots, it city is probably around zero, —1, —2. in rural spots, it could be down to —3, —2. in rural spots, it could be down to -3, -4. it —2. in rural spots, it could be down to —3, —4. it does mean a cracking start to sunday. clear blue skies, a beautiful sunrise, that sort of thing. through the afternoon, clouds will bubble up, so sunny spells rather than clear blue skies. towards the west a weather front pushes end, making things hazy, maybe even cloudy in the day for places. that means monday and tuesday, with a shift in the wind direction, rain bearing clouds sweep our way. direction, rain bearing clouds sweep ourway. blobs direction, rain bearing clouds sweep our way. blobs of rain crossing the uk, brought on that change in that wind direction. but the change also means a warmer atmosphere will push
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our way. there are areas of the atmosphere at literally colder and bits that are much warmer. a warmer atmosphere pushing our way, made in temperatures up to around 19 in london, the mid—teens for newcastle and edinburgh. that warmth will be spreading right across europe as well. we have a bright and chilly weekend, maybe one or two showers. monday and tuesday, outbreaks of rain for many of us. then from wednesday onwards, we start to see those temperatures climbing back to those temperatures climbing back to those springtime figures we'd like to see. 40 years ago today, a luxury cruise ship set sail from southampton, carrying 2000 british troops to the falklands. nicknamed the great white whale, the ss canberra was re—fitted for her militaryjourney within days of disembarking passengers. one of those soldiers on board was army medic brian short — hejoins us now.
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brian, welcome. it requires a bit of explanation, this one. a lot of people will be thinking a pleasure liner used to go to the falklands for war purposes? how did that come about? , , ., ., for war purposes? how did that come about? , , . . . for war purposes? how did that come about? , , ., ., about? firstly, and a royal marine army medic- _ about? firstly, and a royal marine army medic. very _ about? firstly, and a royal marine army medic. very important - about? firstly, and a royal marine army medic. very important to i about? firstly, and a royal marine i army medic. very important to some of us. when the task force was needed to go, the royal navy no longer need had the right amount of ships. so there was always a plan from the mod to take ships from the merchant navy. t from the mod to take ships from the merchant navy-— merchant navy. i don't know if you can see the _ merchant navy. i don't know if you can see the footage _ merchant navy. i don't know if you can see the footage now, - merchant navy. i don't know if you can see the footage now, it - merchant navy. i don't know if you can see the footage now, it had i merchant navy. i don't know if you can see the footage now, it had a. can see the footage now, it had a swimming pool. it was built for pleasure, wasn't it?— swimming pool. it was built for pleasure, wasn't it? before the
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falklands. _ pleasure, wasn't it? before the falklands, the _ pleasure, wasn't it? before the falklands, the ss _ pleasure, wasn't it? before the falklands, the ss canberra - pleasure, wasn't it? before the falklands, the ss canberra was pleasure, wasn't it? before the - falklands, the ss canberra was doing cruises with guests, then it was commandeered by the mod. it had helicopter pads fitted over the midship and swimming pools. they were off limits to the troops because they were covered with helicopter decks. tt because they were covered with helicopter decks.— helicopter decks. it was an interesting _ helicopter decks. it was an interesting mix, _ helicopter decks. it was an interesting mix, wasn't - helicopter decks. it was an interesting mix, wasn't it? helicopter decks. it was an - interesting mix, wasn't it? there were 400 or so civilians who were commandeered to come with the ship? to be fair, they volunteered. all credit to the p&0 crew, they volunteered to stay on board. they went through all the trials and risk that we went through. but we were paid the queen is shelling and were expected to be put in harms way. all credit to them, they stayed on board for the duration. you credit to them, they stayed on board for the duration.— for the duration. you were there with the royal _ for the duration. you were there with the royal marines - for the duration. you were there with the royal marines band. i for the duration. you were there i with the royal marines band. tell for the duration. you were there - with the royal marines band. tell us about the role that played in this journey. about the role that played in this 'ourne . ~ ., ~ ., , about the role that played in this 'ourne . ~ . ~ ., , .,
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journey. when in the falklands. two, we were all— journey. when in the falklands. two, we were all on _ journey. when in the falklands. two, we were all on easter _ journey. when in the falklands. two, we were all on easter leave. - journey. when in the falklands. two, we were all on easter leave. i - journey. when in the falklands. two, we were all on easter leave. i was i we were all on easter leave. i was recalled from east to leave and we assumed the band would be guarding the barracks in plymouth while the royal marines went off to do the fighting. but on paper, we were part of the medical squadron and they realised they were 40 men shot. within 48 our is we found ourselves on the great white whale going off to war. ., ., ., to war. tell me more about the role that ou to war. tell me more about the role that you played? — to war. tell me more about the role that you played? element _ to war. tell me more about the role that you played? element initially, i that you played? element initially, at least that you don't medical training with the troops on board. after three or four weeks, when we hope diplomat diplomatic efforts would work, there is a bit of rivalry on board with the. igrate rivalry on board with the. we started rivalry on board with the. , started giving music to relieve the music and boredom. then we broke down into a little jazz quartet and a rock band to play in the smaller messes. we were doing our training
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in the day, and in that the evening entertaining the troops to stop them going up against each other. that entertaining the troops to stop them going up against each other. at what sta . e going up against each other. at what state did going up against each other. at what stage did you — going up against each other. at what stage did you come _ going up against each other. at what stage did you come into _ going up against each other. at what stage did you come into contact - going up against each other. at what stage did you come into contact with| stage did you come into contact with argentinian prisoners? well. stage did you come into contact with argentinian prisoners?— stage did you come into contact with argentinian prisoners? well, we know it was a shooting _ argentinian prisoners? well, we know it was a shooting war— argentinian prisoners? well, we know it was a shooting war once _ argentinian prisoners? well, we know it was a shooting war once the - it was a shooting war once the belgrano and sheffield had been sunk. for others, on may 21, ss canberra went into the bay and we disembarked all our trips. for the rest of the day, we had it attacked from the argentina air force. later that day, we took our first dead and wounded on board, some of them were argentines who we had to guard. unfortunately, some of the deceased were marines that we knew. the war took on a very different shoe then for me. the argentinians became the enemy to me. things took a very different turn from that day on. your role was double—headed. you are
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caring for argentinians who had been injured as well as guarding them? yeah, we looked after them very well. after the hostilities, we had to take about 4000 of them home to argentina. that was a very strange thing, to be going into an enemy pot works technically still at war with them. on the night before we docked in argentina, some of the group i was looking after, we had established a certain working routine, and they ask for the pen and paper. the only thing that i had was a ss canberra menu. show and paper. the only thing that i had was a ss canberra menu.— and paper. the only thing that i had was a ss canberra menu. show us the icture on was a ss canberra menu. show us the picture on the — was a ss canberra menu. show us the picture on the front. _ was a ss canberra menu. show us the picture on the front. so, _ was a ss canberra menu. show us the picture on the front. so, this - was a ss canberra menu. show us the picture on the front. so, this is - picture on the front. so, this is p&0'5 picture on the front. so, this is p&0's brochure, isn't it? tt is picture on the front. so, this is p&0's brochure, isn't it? it is a menu card _ p&0's brochure, isn't it? it is a menu card that _ p&0's brochure, isn't it? it is a menu card that you _ p&0's brochure, isn't it? it is a menu card that you would - p&0's brochure, isn't it? it is a menu card that you would get i p&0's brochure, isn't it? it is a l menu card that you would get in p&0's brochure, isn't it? it is a - menu card that you would get in at the restaurant. it was all i had, i didn't know why they wanted it. tt didn't know why they wanted it. if you look at it, this was signed by a number of people on board? element
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about 20 of them signed. basically, it is a thank you card from the enemy, which i think is a very unique souvenir to come back from the war. they have any idea what the message says? tt the war. they have any idea what the message says?— message says? it says, "thank you, brian, message says? it says, "thank you, brian. thank— message says? it says, "thank you, brian, thank you _ message says? it says, "thank you, brian, thank you for _ message says? it says, "thank you, brian, thank you for looking - message says? it says, "thank you, brian, thank you for looking after i brian, thank you for looking after us." lots of things i wish my boss has put in my appraisal during my rapid interviews. the ss canberra was a great ship to go to war or like a slight addendum to this, last year! like a slight addendum to this, last year i had a quick online spat with somebody about argentine prisoners, somebody about argentine prisoners, so i produced this as evidence that we did look after them. an argentine historian and found this and he has found about 18 of the 27 cities and they have been back in touch in the last year. that is what prompted me, along with the reunions with the band, to talk about the experiences.
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it is fascinating. thank you for coming in for us. it is fascinating. thank you for coming infor us. tt it is fascinating. thank you for coming in for us. tt t it is fascinating. thank you for coming in for us.— it is fascinating. thank you for coming in for us. if i could 'ust mention the i coming in for us. if i could 'ust mention the book, i coming in for us. if i could 'ust mention the book, the i coming in for us. if i could just mention the book, the band i coming in for us. if i could just i mention the book, the band who coming in for us. if i could just - mention the book, the band who went to war, it tells the small but interesting story that the band performed 40 years ago. headlines cominu u- performed 40 years ago. headlines coming up next- —
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good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and rachel burden. our headlines today: the chancellor rishi sunak�*s wife says she will now pay uk taxes on her overseas income, after legally avoiding it for years. international outrage after the rocket attack atrocity in ukraine which killed 50 people at a train station in kramatorsk. the actor will smith is banned from the oscars for ten years after hitting the comedian chris rock at this year's event. long delays and queues are expected to continue this weekend as passengers try to get away for the easter break. welcome to aintree, where rachael blackmore will today attempt to win a second grand national on minella times.
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and we'll meet the little girl who's the honourary runner at this yea r�*s grand national. and a pleasant enough weekend on the way, still a little chilly, but warmer weather is on the way, and more on that in the forecast. it's saturday, 9th april. our top story: the wife of the chancellor, rishi sunak, says she will pay uk taxes on her worldwide income, which she had legally avoided until now. it follows days of questions about the financial arrangements of akshata murthy, who is a multi—millionaire. mr sunak is also facing criticism after he admited holding a type of us residency while chancellor. our political correspondent, rajdeep sandhu, reports. is there more pain to come, chancellor?
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he's in charge of our taxes, but questions have been raised about his taxes, and his wife's. akshata murty owns shares in an indian company founded by her father. last year, she received more than £11 million from it. because she has a special non—dom tax status, she was not required by law to pay taxes in the uk on this overseas income. but, after criticism, she will pay millions more in tax, all so her finances don't cause a distraction for her husband. and it's notjust her affairs, but his own. it has emerged that the chancellor had a us green card, giving him the right to live permanently in america, where he also had to pay taxes. he gave it up about six months ago, but even in the united states there's questions about the arrangement. does the president see it as a problem that it is possible for someone to serve at a high level
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in a foreign government and maintain lawful permanent residence status in the us? what if this was somebody serving in the russia duma? it wasn't, but i would again point you to the portions of the government that oversee green cards. labour say the chancellor needs to be transparent. the chancellor has told people they have to have this tax hike at the moment, and it sounds like him and his immediate family have been using whatever tax ways they can to, you know, not pay as much as they possibly should do, you know, and this is a moral issue, more than anything. despite the bad headlines, the prime minister said he was backing his chancellor. i would just stress that the chancellor, rishi, is doing an outstanding job, and, as far as possible, as i think i said yesterday, i don't think people's families should be — should be brought — should be dragged into things. scrutiny of the chancellor's personal wealth and finances comes in the week he raised taxes, and everyone is watching the pennies. we can speak now to our political correspondent, sean dilley, who's in our london newsroom. sean, has the chancellor
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been damaged by these latest developments? villa is quite a bit of damage when you look at the optics of this. —— there is quite a lot of damage when you look at the optics of this. for so many, if you look at the opinion polls, certainly during the pandemic many people saw him as the good guy of british politics handing out so many stimulus packages and so much furlough but has time has gone on we have seen all this information come out about the wife of rishi sunak leading people to question how rishi sunak himself is living and at a time many of us are putting the gas and electricity on with trepidation in terms of the rising cost many people are wondering how comfortable rishi sunak and his wife are.
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. the labour party says that he and his wife need to come clean about that tax. he held at green card up until last october. the liberal democrats say he can't remain in office. his supporters are saying on the one hand these matters are legal and lawful and there is nothing wrong with them but others are questioning his politicaljudgment. questioning his political judgment. he questioning his politicaljudgment. he was waiting a couple of days ago about how people using his wife to get at him politically. as the days and hours continue there are certainly questions the chancellor has to answer and do something boris johnson has said finally that he has no idea about reports at number ten is preferred against the chancellor and says heaven knows it the briefings are coming from. western leaders have condemned a mile attack on a railway station in eastern ukraine, which officials say killed more than 50 people. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has dismissed russian denials that it carried out the strike in kramatorsk, saying —
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"this is an evil that has no limits". simonjones reports. they were trying to escape the conflict as russia steps up its offensive in the east of ukraine. people already packed onto this train in kramatorsk, in the hope of travelling to safety, when the missile struck. translation: what did we do | to the russians to deserve this? we are civilians. described by ukraine as another war crime by russia. translation: as soon as the shelling ended, | we ran here, and saw a terrible sight — people were running, screaming, crying, praying. it was scary. cars were exploding. there was panic everywhere. nearby, the remains of a missile — painted on it, in russian, the words "for the children".
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it's unclear whether it might have malfunctioned or whether it was shot down while heading for a different target, but western officials believe it's likely a russian missile fired indiscriminately. russia has denied any involvement, saying no missions were planned in the area at the time. but the ukrainian president says it shows the need for greater international support for his country. translation: russia's war against our nation may end | in victory and freedom earlier than some think — if ukraine receives the weapons we have asked for. any delay providing such weapons to ukraine — any excuses can only mean one thing — some politicians want to help the russian leadership more than us ukrainians.
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equipment is being sent such as tanks from the czech republic. the uk has promised more anti—tank and anti—aircraft missiles. new russian offences in the east are expected sooner rather than later. in kramatorsk, the human cost of the conflict is clear. the message from the ukrainian government is that russia will be held accountable. simon jones, bbc news. will smith has been banned from attending the oscars for ten years, after he slapped the comedian chris rock on—stage at this year's ceremony. the actor said he accepted the decision by the academy, who called his actions "unacceptable and harmful". peter bowes reports from los angeles. the slap that shocked the world, retaliation for a joke by chris rock that will smith didn't like. now he is facing the consequences. after a meeting of its board of governors, the academy says the actor is banned from attending the oscars and any of its other events in person or virtually for the next decade. but he keeps the coveted statue he won.
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the academy penned an open letter to its members. the academy also admits it made some mistakes. there's been no argument from will smith that he deserved to be punished. he issued this short statement after hearing his fate. i'm trying to look out for my kids. you're looking out for yourself. the oscars were meant to be a crowning moment for one of its most popular stars, but will smith's win for playing the father of venus and serena williams in king richard will be tainted forever by his behaviour on the night. the actor has resigned his membership of the academy and apologised for his actions. it means he won't be able to vote for future oscar winners, but he could still be nominated for future work.
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some hollywood observers have been surprised by the severity of his punishment. i think that a ten—year ban is a longtime. but i do think that there could have been far worse consequences. i mean, he still gets to keep his oscar, he's not expelled permanently from it — so i think that he is able to recover and still thrive, in a sense. the academy says its response is part of a step towards protecting the safety of its performers and guests and a way to restore trust in the body. this is the biggest controversy in the oscars' 94—year history. the academy's moved quickly to try to put it behind them and prevent it from happening in the future. but will smith may have a long road ahead to repair his reputation. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. former tennis star boris becker has been found guilty of concealing cash and property following his bankruptcy in 2017. the three—times wimbledon champion was convicted of a number of offences at southwark crown court,
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relating to millions of pounds worth of assets. he was acquitted of a further 20 charges. he'll be sentenced later this month. let's focus now on those travel delays, which are expected to continue this weekend as people try to get away for the easter break. motorists in dover are facing the worst disruption for more than two years, according to the kent resilience forum, which manages emergency planning for the county. we can speak to their tactical lead, toby howe. you see it is the worst that has been for a couple of years, what are you looking at specifically? we seem to have a problem with the sound there. whilst we sort that out, we will get the weather. as you can see in dover it is looking pretty nice in dover it is looking pretty nice in parts of the country.
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here's tomasz. we will be blessed with a very pleasant weekend. we have some showers in the forecast but most of us are in for a fine day. there is the chance of one or two fleeting sprinkles of rain at aintree today. the big weather systems in the atlantic will eventually come away but notjust atlantic will eventually come away but not just yet. atlantic will eventually come away but notjust yet. this is what we have on the weather map for today, this is the wind is blowing in from the north. chilly and scotland and from the north sea caused gusts of wind of 30 or 40 mph bringing in the showers for the south as well. a couple of showers through parts of england and wales and the best of the weather will be along the south
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coast, certainly south—western england and southern wales have a fine day but only 12 degrees, nothing spectacular. 9 degrees in newcastle, it will feel colder in the wind. this evening the winds are light, it will be frosty and in city centres first thing on sunday it will be —10 —2. in the countryside around —3 —4. 0n will be —10 —2. in the countryside around —3 —4. on sunday another beautiful sunrise, really clear for many of us first thing but through the course of the day you will notice on the weather map of the clouds start to develop so sunny spells in the afternoon rather than the clear blue skies and all of this glowed out towards the west makes things hazy for some of our westernmost cities. that is because this area of weather, this vortex weather with cloud and rain circling around it will spread our way through monday and tuesday. monday
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and tuesday look pretty unsettled but after that this change in the wind direction is also going to raise the temperatures as we head towards the middle part of the week. look at all of this really mild they are, particularly this tongue of mild air coming in the azores. that will spread across the british isles through the week and in midweek 19 in london and 17 in hull and mid teens for the lowlands of scotland and belfast. a bright but chilly weekend, a couple of unsettled days, monday and tuesday there will be waiting around for sure and for wednesday and thursday looks good and for the eastern weekend i will have a look again but it looks promising at the moment. we should have some sunshine around.
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we can speak to toby howe. you see it is the worst that has been for a couple of years, what are we have an operation traffic management which can hold 2000 heavy goods vehicles and enables traffic to continue in both directions. but we have had more than 2000 hgvs so we have had more than 2000 hgvs so we have had more than 2000 hgvs so we have had to find alternative arrangements within m20 the so traffic can flow to the port of dover but at the moment it is flowing and all the fairies are able to run. we
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flowing and all the fairies are able to run. ~ ~' ., flowing and all the fairies are able to run. ~ ~ ., ., ,, to run. we know about the p80 issue. - -ferries- _ some people are saying brexit is also an issue. we some people are saying brexit is also an issue.— also an issue. we have had the erfect also an issue. we have had the perfect storm _ also an issue. we have had the perfect storm here _ also an issue. we have had the perfect storm here with - also an issue. we have had the perfect storm here with the - also an issue. we have had the i perfect storm here with the p80 perfect storm here with the p&0 issue and a storm which meant not all the ferries good run through the night. tt all the ferries good run through the ni . ht. , ., all the ferries good run through the niuht. , . , , all the ferries good run through the niuht. ,, , ,, night. it is an it issue processing documents _ night. it is an it issue processing documents getting _ night. it is an it issue processing documents getting lorries - night. it is an it issue processing documents getting lorries to - night. it is an it issue processing documents getting lorries to and j documents getting lorries to and from the continent, is that right? yes, and luckily things have been put in place so that is not a delay but initially it was something that contributed to those delays so last
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weekend dover really suffered because of all that congestion but we have been traffic management plans in place though so again things can flow through dover and over can still function as a time and eurotunnel and the port of dover are able to operate as they need to. we are looking at pictures of the huge lorry park you were describing. as frustrating as it is, lorry drivers will know what to expect and how all this is managed but for ordinary travellers turning up in the car to get to france, what is your advice for them? to the car to get to france, what is your advice for them?— the car to get to france, what is your advice for them? to allow a lot of extra time _ your advice for them? to allow a lot of extra time and _ your advice for them? to allow a lot of extra time and make _ your advice for them? to allow a lot of extra time and make sure - your advice for them? to allow a lot of extra time and make sure you i your advice for them? to allow a lot i of extra time and make sure you have some food and drink because there will be delays. a lot of the minor roads therefore are chock—a—block, the diversion routes to get everything around the m20 and there will be delays and look at the data from the port of dover and
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eurotunnel and look at the data but be prepared because there will be delays but eurotunnel are getting everything out as quickly as they can. tt everything out as quickly as they can. , everything out as quickly as they can, , ., ., " " , everything out as quickly as they can. , ., ., ~ ~ , ., can. if it is looking like this now, what about _ can. if it is looking like this now, what about the _ can. if it is looking like this now, what about the summer - can. if it is looking like this now, what about the summer months | can. if it is looking like this now, - what about the summer months when it is likely to get even busier? yeah. is likely to get even busier? yeah, that is to worry — is likely to get even busier? yeah, that is to worry again. _ is likely to get even busier? yeah, that is to worry again. we - is likely to get even busier? yeah, that is to worry again. we need i that is to worry again. we need plans in place moving forward because with every get a weak kent could suffer so we need plans in place so we can actually restrict the traffic coming in hopefully when the traffic coming in hopefully when the ferries back from p&0 that will assist us as well but we really need things in place to mitigate that before all that traffic comes to kent, it should not be kent that suffers every time we have these issues. ., ~' , ., , suffers every time we have these issues. ., ~ , ., , . vaccines have made a huge difference in the fight against covid,
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and the government's plan for living with the disease is now well under way, but for some people life is still far from normal. our disability affairs correspondent nikki fox went to meet the parents of an 11—year—old girl, who is considered extremely vulnerable, to find out what the last few weeks have been like. there is this whole raft of children who are under 12, who haven't yet been fully vaccinated, aren't eligible for antivirals. the covid cases have just gone crazy, and itjust feels like every day is a miracle that we haven't got it. i have two amazing children, harry was 15 and isabel who i511. isabel has a rare condition. she is disabled, for sure, but she is making progress all the time. she has gotjust such
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a cute personality. hello! isabel could love like it is an olympic sport. she can just make you feel the most special person in the world. you are very privileged! alison, what has the last month been like for you? i wasn't sure what it was going to be like, and i was worried, but it has been much worse than i thought it was going to be. so the biggest hurdle is school. isabel is at a special school so they really about doing everything they can but even so at the moment the cases have gone like crazy. and then, harry's school where really they are a very typical school and again they have been loads of covid cases recently. how was school today? it was ok. it is the weakest point of our barricades against covid but at the same time it is really
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important for both of them to get their education. if we take her out of school, she would be losing out on things that are really important for her development, for her health. she needs a whole range of very specialist therapy. likewise with harry, he is year ten now, the start of his gcse years. what do we do? how do you feel about the government ending these restrictions? the thought that people continue to go now into workplaces after testing positive for covid, or that people aren't going to be testing anymore, or testing is going to be so difficult where people won't bother, itjust feels like they are just sending out this with a clear message that people like us don't count. the government says children and young people are unlikely to become seriously unwell from the virus. it accepts there remains a small group who have been identified as being at high risk and it says it recognises
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theirfamilies' concerns. we have been trying to navigate a really narrow part of the way through the pandemic in terms of still trying to live life and do things, and it feels like that path has just got narrower and narrower. nikki fox, bbc news. let's look now at some of the wider issues around covid. we're joined by our regular breakfast virologist, dr chris smith. chris — no professor linda bauld this week. will you cope on your own? she will be missed. we will talk about numbers _ she will be missed. we will talk about numbers in _ she will be missed. we will talk about numbers in a _ she will be missed. we will talk about numbers in a moment i she will be missed. we will talk- about numbers in a moment because it might be this particular peak in the uk has plateaued a bit and cases are going down but there has been more of the virus around than we have ever seen in this pandemic. if you are an extremely vulnerable because of it has been a really anxious time. tt of it has been a really anxious time. , ., of it has been a really anxious time. i., of it has been a really anxious time. i. ., , , , time. if you look at the surveys, we have a number— time. if you look at the surveys, we have a number running _ time. if you look at the surveys, we have a number running across - time. if you look at the surveys, we have a number running across the l have a number running across the country to try to gauge where that high water mark has reached and it suggests something like 5 million cases have occurred in the last we could —— last week alone which would
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equate to one person in ten to one person in 15 depending where you are in the uk. if you take the average bus with 30 people on it, to cases of coronavirus on that at the very least. but are those cases turning into consequences? but that i mean people who are severely unwell and end up on a ventilator in intensive care. if we go back two years when we first talked about the new pandemic, the translation of a case into a consequence especially in older people was incredibly high. this has completely changed and we have to see this through the lens of where we are now thanks to vaccine uptake which is really high in this country, over 90% of people with nearly 100% of people having antibodies against the virus and probably one into having met the virus and therefore reinforced their immunity and the number of people going into hospital because of covid
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actually very low. there are lots of people going into hospital with covid but that is picked up by screening and not because they are very unwell and yes we have a high water mark in cases but it is not translating into consequences at anything like the rate and we think it is levelling off and we will probably know see numbers begin to come down as we go toward summer. we know there is less testing happening now because free testing has stopped, which brings you back to the basic questions of what is it like to have covid? we all thought we knew the symptoms and may be you can wind the clock back to what we thought we knew whether symptoms and what has changed. tithe thought we knew whether symptoms and what has changed.— what has changed. one of the big surrises what has changed. one of the big surprises with _ what has changed. one of the big surprises with this _ what has changed. one of the big surprises with this pandemic - what has changed. one of the big surprises with this pandemic was | surprises with this pandemic was when we first went into the covid situation we thought people with symptoms where the infectious ones
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and people with no symptoms were not the infectious ones. one of the learning point was you were infectious before you are symptomatic. the first symptoms people picked up on where cough and fever and then it became clear people were losing their sense of smell and taste. for about two years the uk has used those three symptoms, the abrupt onset of a persistent cough, having a fever and losing your sense of smell and taste as the diagnostic criteria for the case of coronavirus a bit in the background lots of studies have been collecting data to marry up a positive diagnosis of coronavirus with symptoms people experience during and in the aftermath of that diagnosis and that allows us to broaden the repertoire of symptoms we use diagnostically and on monday the government wheeled out the list of nine symptoms but it is such a broad list it makes making a clear
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diagnosis quite difficult. in 2020 the chief medical officer for england was asked by a member of the journalistic team at downing street, when we see some people have other symptoms which seem to go with coronavirus, why do you not add those to the list? he quite rightly at the time pointed out we didn't want to make the list too broad because then the specificity of the diagnosis becomes too vague. somebody spoke to me today and said the last time i didn't have one of the last time i didn't have one of the symptoms on the list was 1996 which makes it very hard to make a clear objective diagnosis of coronavirus if you cannot then do testing to support the diagnosis. tt testing to support the diagnosis. it looks like it is beginning to tail off now. how confident can we be we have got to the stage where there is so much immunity from infection and
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also protection from the vaccine, and i know we have revisited this month after month, but really the virus is no diminishing in terms of its threat of disruption and life really will be living with this virus in the background in a way that does not frighten us any more? i think we're getting towards that stage at the moment. as boris johnson said yesterday, he can't rule out lockdown because there may be other handbrake turns on the part of the virus down the track somewhere and it might lurch back the other way and produce a much more serious clinical syndrome but at the moment the variance that we are seeing, omicron and the variance ba.2 all seem to be less clinically severe with people with high levels of immunity in the population. that is because lots of people have been
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vaccinated or caught the infection or both. we think this is the likely direction of travel where we put barriers in the way in the form of immunity and the virus responds by evolving into a farm that spreads better but in the process may have to surrender some very lens and nastiness in order to maintain itself in circulation. we hope that is maintained as the direction of travel. we have very high levels of immunity in the population now which is why we are seeing very high cases but not translating in two cases of people in hospital.— people in hospital. what are you havin: for people in hospital. what are you having for dinner _ people in hospital. what are you having for dinner tonight? - people in hospital. what are you having for dinner tonight? i - people in hospital. what are you | having for dinner tonight? i think it is the tone _ having for dinner tonight? i think it is the tone of _ having for dinner tonight? i think it is the tone of my _ having for dinner tonight? i think it is the tone of my wife - having for dinner tonight? i think it is the tone of my wife so - having for dinner tonight? i think it is the tone of my wife so i - having for dinner tonight? i think it is the tone of my wife so i am i it is the tone of my wife so i am hoping she will surprise me. idiathat hoping she will surprise me. what did ou hoping she will surprise me. what did you cook _ hoping she will surprise me. what did you cook last _ hoping she will surprise me. what did you cook last night? _ hoping she will surprise me. what did you cook last night? last - hoping she will surprise me. what| did you cook last night? last night it was fishcakes. _ did you cook last night? last night it was fishcakes. i _ did you cook last night? last night it was fishcakes. i think _ did you cook last night? last night it was fishcakes. i think it - did you cook last night? last night it was fishcakes. i think it is - did you cook last night? last night it was fishcakes. i think it is high i it was fishcakes. i think it is high time that the saturday kitchen team
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said to linda and myself that they want a public health person in the saturday kitchen because i am a real foodie and i am keen to try their oysters. t foodie and i am keen to try their 0 sters. ., . ~ ., foodie and i am keen to try their 0 sters. ., ., oysters. i would back that campaign. the gauntlet — oysters. i would back that campaign. the gauntlet has _ oysters. i would back that campaign. the gauntlet has been _ oysters. i would back that campaign. the gauntlet has been laid _ oysters. i would back that campaign. the gauntlet has been laid down - oysters. i would back that campaign. the gauntlet has been laid down and j the gauntlet has been laid down and the man himself is listening. t has the man himself is listening. i was taken slightly _ the man himself is listening. i was taken slightly unawares _ the man himself is listening. i was taken slightly unawares by - the man himself is listening. t —" taken slightly unawares by that. the man himself is listening. i was| taken slightly unawares by that. do you want to book chris n? i can - taken slightly unawares by that. do j you want to book chris n? i can put him onset now. _ when he comes on, you are saying it won't happen, but whenever it is, he wants to do the oysters. shah won't happen, but whenever it is, he wants to do the oysters.— wants to do the oysters. an oyster tastin: , wants to do the oysters. an oyster tasting. 0k. _ wants to do the oysters. an oyster tasting, ok. writing _ wants to do the oysters. an oyster tasting, ok. writing his _ wants to do the oysters. an oyster tasting, ok. writing his own - wants to do the oysters. an oyster tasting, ok. writing his own scriptj tasting, 0k. writing his own script as well.
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tasting, ok. writing his own script as well. . ~ ., tasting, ok. writing his own script as well. n ., ., tasting, ok. writing his own script as well. n . ., , as well. check the health and safety because these _ as well. check the health and safety because these guys _ as well. check the health and safety because these guys know _ as well. check the health and safety because these guys know all - as well. check the health and safety because these guys know all about. because these guys know all about cleanliness and all that stuff. t love that. it is very on point, as the kids say. that would be good, the kids say. that would be good, the added pressure of having health and safety people reading over my shoulder on live tv as well as trying to hold this together! that would be great. maybe we should make that happen. shall we move on? did a's special guest is a hit actor treading the boards once again, amanda abington. hope treading the boards once again, amanda abington.— treading the boards once again, amanda abington. how are you? i'm really well. — amanda abington. how are you? i'm really well, thank _ amanda abington. how are you? i'm really well, thank you. _ amanda abington. how are you? i'm really well, thank you. you - amanda abington. how are you? i'm really well, thank you. you look - really well, thank you. you look - leased really well, thank you. you look pleased to _ really well, thank you. you look pleased to be — really well, thank you. you look pleased to be out. _ really well, thank you. you look pleased to be out. i'm - really well, thank you. you look pleased to be out. i'm just - really well, thank you. you look i pleased to be out. i'm just excited pleased to be out. i'm 'ust excited to be eating * pleased to be out. i'm 'ust excited to be eating food. _ pleased to be out. i'm 'ust excited to be eating food. do _ pleased to be out. i'm just excited to be eating food. do not - pleased to be out. i'm just excitedj to be eating food. do not normally eat on a saturday? _ to be eating food. do not normally eat on a saturday? not _ to be eating food. do not normally eat on a saturday? not by - to be eating food. do not normally| eat on a saturday? not by amazing chefs! it's normally _ eat on a saturday? not by amazing chefs! it's normally me _ eat on a saturday? not by amazing chefs! it's normally me just - chefs! it's normally me just cracking _ chefs! it's normally me just cracking an egg. chefs! it's normally me 'ust cracking an eggi chefs! it's normally me 'ust crackin: an en ., ., , ., cracking an egg. end of the show, food heaven. _ cracking an egg. end of the show, food heaven, food _ cracking an egg. end of the show, food heaven, food hell. _ cracking an egg. end of the show, food heaven, food hell. my - cracking an egg. end of the show, food heaven, food hell. my idea i cracking an egg. end of the show, | food heaven, food hell. my idea of food heaven, food hell. my idea of food heaven _ food heaven, food hell. my idea of food heaven is _ food heaven, food hell. my idea of food heaven is clean _ food heaven, food hell. my idea of| food heaven is clean mediterranean
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and olives _ food heaven is clean mediterranean and olives and things like that. hell is— and olives and things like that. hell is snapper. i've never had a good _ hell is snapper. i've never had a good one — hell is snapper. i've never had a good one. i'm open. it is hell is snapper. i've never had a good one. i'm open.— good one. i'm open. it is a fishy fish. there's _ good one. i'm open. it is a fishy fish. there's something - good one. i'm open. it is a fishy fish. there's something about i good one. i'm open. it is a fishy| fish. there's something about it, good one. i'm open. it is a fishy i fish. there's something about it, i don't like it. _ fish. there's something about it, i don't like it. i— fish. there's something about it, i don't like it, i don't _ fish. there's something about it, i don't like it, i don't trust - fish. there's something about it, i don't like it, i don't trust it. - don't like it, i don't trust it. don't — don't like it, i don't trust it. don't trust _ don't like it, i don't trust it. don't trust the red snapper. good to have you here, emily. t don't trust the red snapper. good to have you here, emily.— don't trust the red snapper. good to have you here, emily. i have cornish mussels to — have you here, emily. i have cornish mussels to cook _ have you here, emily. i have cornish mussels to cook for _ have you here, emily. i have cornish mussels to cook for you _ have you here, emily. i have cornish mussels to cook for you today - have you here, emily. i have cornish mussels to cook for you today with l mussels to cook for you today with sourdough — mussels to cook for you today with sourdough garlic _ mussels to cook for you today with sourdough garlic bread. _ mussels to cook for you today with sourdough garlic bread.— sourdough garlic bread. today i'm auoin to sourdough garlic bread. today i'm going to do _ sourdough garlic bread. today i'm going to do a _ sourdough garlic bread. today i'm going to do a take _ sourdough garlic bread. today i'm going to do a take on... _ sourdough garlic bread. today i'm going to do a take on... why - sourdough garlic bread. today i'm going to do a take on... why are i sourdough garlic bread. today i'm i going to do a take on... why are you brandishing — going to do a take on... why are you brandishing a — going to do a take on... why are you brandishing a leek? _ going to do a take on... why are you brandishing a leek? i'm _ going to do a take on... why are you brandishing a leek? i'm going - going to do a take on... why are you brandishing a leek? i'm going to - going to do a take on... why are you brandishing a leek? i'm going to do | brandishing a leek? i'm going to do a simle brandishing a leek? i'm going to do a simple roast _ brandishing a leek? i'm going to do a simple roast dinner— brandishing a leek? i'm going to do a simple roast dinner for— brandishing a leek? i'm going to do a simple roast dinner for what - brandishing a leek? i'm going to do a simple roast dinner for what we i a simple roast dinner for what we can do— a simple roast dinner for what we can do next— a simple roast dinner for what we can do next week and when it is easter~ — can do next week and when it is easter~ i — can do next week and when it is easter. ., ., , ., i'm easter. i uri? -- how are you? i'm well. easter. i uri? -- how are you? i'm well- i have _ easter. i uri? -- how are you? i'm well- i have a _ easter. i uri? -- how are you? i'm well. i have a lovely _ easter. i uri? -- how are you? i'm well. i have a lovely cornish - well. i have a lovely cornish drink to have _ well. i have a lovely cornish drink to have with— well. i have a lovely cornish drink to have with emily's _ well. i have a lovely cornish drink to have with emily's dish. - well. i have a lovely cornish drink to have with emily's dish. some i well. i have a lovely cornish drink i
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to have with emily's dish. some nice wine to— to have with emily's dish. some nice wine to have — to have with emily's dish. some nice wine to have with _ to have with emily's dish. some nice wine to have with tom _ to have with emily's dish. some nice wine to have with tom poz _ to have with emily's dish. some nice wine to have with tom poz 's - to have with emily's dish. some nice wine to have with tom poz 's lamb i wine to have with tom poz 's lamb and also _ wine to have with tom poz 's lamb and also a — wine to have with tom poz 's lamb and also a whole _ wine to have with tom poz 's lamb and also a whole phase _ wine to have with tom poz 's lamb and also a whole phase tasting - wine to have with tom poz 's lamb i and also a whole phase tasting lined up. and also a whole phase tasting lined up is _ and also a whole phase tasting lined u a _ , ., ., and also a whole phase tasting lined up. is that not your thing? absolutely _ up. is that not your thing? absolutely it _ up. is that not your thing? absolutely it is! _ up. is that not your thing? absolutely it is! good - up. is that not your thing? | absolutely it is! good start up. is that not your thing? i absolutely it is! good start to up. is that not your thing? - absolutely it is! good start to the weekend. absolutely it is! good start to the weekend- we _ absolutely it is! good start to the weekend. we will— absolutely it is! good start to the weekend. we will see _ absolutely it is! good start to the weekend. we will see you - absolutely it is! good start to the weekend. we will see you at - absolutely it is! good start to the i weekend. we will see you at 10am. thank you! a massive weekend of sport this weekend and everything today came to a head at aintree for the grand national this afternoon. it is at 5:15am, is that right? is a bit later these days. —— 5:15pm. 5:15am, is that right? is a bit later these days. -- 5:15pm. yes, that's right- _ later these days. -- 5:15pm. yes, that's right. lots _ later these days. -- 5:15pm. yes, that's right. lots of _ later these days. -- 5:15pm. yes, that's right. lots of time - later these days. -- 5:15pm. yes, that's right. lots of time to - later these days. —— 5:15pm. use: that's right. lots of time to build up that's right. lots of time to build up for it. a big football match on the road before that. on the grand national course on grand national day! that is the waterjump, one of the famous fences that the runners and riders will clear. just the first lap. the second, they go on the other side of the railings up towards the weddings imagine going up towards the weddings imagine going up to that shortage up with all of
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those horses around you, trying to clear the water which is not as deep as it used to be. the roar of the crowd back again. they eventually will hear the roar of the crowd again up there. you can see everybody getting ready. tens of thousands of punters will be flooding in to soak up the atmosphere all day long and trying not to overdo it before the big race itself. will it be rachael blackmore once again? she made history as the first femalejockey to once again? she made history as the first female jockey to win the grand national? despite winning the gold cup a few weeks ago on a different horse, she feels less pressure when it comes to the grand national because anything can happen. it is such of a lottery. the because anything can happen. it is such of a lottery.— such of a lottery. the grand national — such of a lottery. the grand national is _ such of a lottery. the grand national is a _ such of a lottery. the grand national is a little _ such of a lottery. the grand national is a little bit - such of a lottery. the grand i national is a little bit different.
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find you don't feel the same pressure. _ find you don't feel the same pressure, anything can happen. there are 40 _ pressure, anything can happen. there are 40 horses out there and you need are 40 horses out there and you need a lot of— are 40 horses out there and you need a lot of luck — are 40 horses out there and you need a lot of luck. as a jockey, you don't — a lot of luck. as a jockey, you don't feel— a lot of luck. as a jockey, you don't feel the same kind of pressure as you _ don't feel the same kind of pressure as you would in other races. other high-profiie — as you would in other races. other high—profile races. you would just be very— high—profile races. you would just be very much excited for it, i think — and that is why it is called the people's race because it is such a lottery. anyone can win. it does attract those people who know nothing about sport who don't know about horse racing but they fancy that once a year flutter. maybe in the office sweepstake or members of the family who don't normally talk about sport but suddenly get interested in the grand national because they have they have —— they know they have as much chance as anybody else. yesterday, i spent a bit of time finding out how people go about picking the winner of the grand national.
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ijust i just close my eyes, ijust close my eyes, go like that and i always pick the winner! just b the and i always pick the winner! just by the name. _ and i always pick the winner! just by the name, really. i pick dingo doiiar— by the name, really. i pick dingo dollar today just by the name, really. i pick dingo dollar todayjust because i like i'm a celebrity — dollar todayjust because i like i'm a celebrity. it�*s dollar today 'ust because i like i'm a celebrity.— a celebrity. it's my birthday today so hopefully _ a celebrity. it's my birthday today so hopefully that _ a celebrity. it's my birthday today so hopefully that will _ a celebrity. it's my birthday today so hopefully that will give - a celebrity. it's my birthday today so hopefully that will give me - a celebrity. it's my birthday today so hopefully that will give me a i so hopefully that will give me a little _ so hopefully that will give me a little bit — so hopefully that will give me a little bit more _ so hopefully that will give me a little bit more luck— so hopefully that will give me a little bit more luck as - so hopefully that will give me a little bit more luck as well. - so hopefully that will give me a little bit more luck as well. i. little bit more luck as well. i love funny names _ little bit more luck as well. i love funny names so _ little bit more luck as well. i love funny names so i'm _ little bit more luck as well. i love funny names so i'm going - little bit more luck as well. i love funny names so i'm going to - little bit more luck as well. i love funny names so i'm going to go i little bit more luck as well. i love i funny names so i'm going to go with fiddler 0n funny names so i'm going to go with fiddler on the roof. t’m funny names so i'm going to go with fiddler on the roof.— funny names so i'm going to go with fiddler on the roof. i'm going to go with a funny — fiddler on the roof. i'm going to go with a funny name, _ fiddler on the roof. i'm going to go with a funny name, discorama, - fiddler on the roof. i'm going to go with a funny name, discorama, for i fiddler on the roof. i'm going to go i with a funny name, discorama, for my dad. �* ., ., , | to dad. i'm going to number13. i go for a lightweight _ dad. i'm going to number13. i go for a lightweight because - dad. i'm going to number13. i go for a lightweight because the - dad. i'm going to number13. i go i for a lightweight because the ground might be a bit wet, i read that in the paper. t
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might be a bit wet, i read that in the paper-— might be a bit wet, i read that in the aer. , , the paper. i will perhaps 'ust pick somethin: the paper. i will perhaps 'ust pick something that t the paper. i will perhaps 'ust pick something that is h the paper. i will perhaps 'ust pick something that is the h the paper. i will perhapsjust pick something that is the same - the paper. i will perhapsjust pick| something that is the same colour the paper. i will perhapsjust pick - something that is the same colour as my frock _ something that is the same colour as my frock. just something that is the same colour as m frock. , , ., ., something that is the same colour as m frock.i , ., ., , , my frock. just go for the best dressed jockey, _ my frock. just go for the best dressed jockey, the - my frock. just go for the best dressed jockey, the nicest i my frock. just go for the best - dressed jockey, the nicest colours. the punters— dressed jockey, the nicest colours. the punters will— dressed jockey, the nicest colours. the punters will be _ dressed jockey, the nicest colours. the punters will be on _ dressed jockey, the nicest colours. the punters will be on rachael- the punters will be on rachael blackmore, they like the girl jockeys and she is extremely good. there is a grey horse that the punters— there is a grey horse that the punters go for. it's a remarkable story. _ punters go for. it's a remarkable story. he — punters go for. it's a remarkable story, he retired from racing, had a fall, came — story, he retired from racing, had a fall, came back and won over these fences— fall, came back and won over these fences in_ fall, came back and won over these fences in decemberand fall, came back and won over these fences in december and i'm sure they will go _ fences in december and i'm sure they will go for— fences in december and i'm sure they will go for that. i fences in december and i'm sure they will go for that-— will go for that. i will go with snow leopard. _ will go for that. i will go with snow leopard. i _ will go for that. i will go with snow leopard. i tend - will go for that. i will go with snow leopard. i tend to - will go for that. i will go with snow leopard. i tend to pick| will go for that. i will go with - snow leopard. i tend to pick names are something _ snow leopard. i tend to pick names are something that _ snow leopard. i tend to pick names are something that means - snow leopard. i tend to pick names i are something that means something to me, i suppose. are something that means something to me, isuppose. run are something that means something to me, i suppose. run wild fred are something that means something to me, isuppose. run wild fred is the one i fancy. tt to me, i suppose. run wild fred is the one i fancy-— the one i fancy. it is not about knowin: the one i fancy. it is not about knowing your— the one i fancy. it is not about knowing your horses, - the one i fancy. it is not about knowing your horses, it - the one i fancy. it is not about knowing your horses, it is - the one i fancy. it is not about i knowing your horses, it is about having _ knowing your horses, it is about having a — knowing your horses, it is about having a good day of fun and picking things— having a good day of fun and picking things you _ having a good day of fun and picking things you like the name of and everybody is on something. everybody
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wins! the way things are going, it may be easier to pick the winner of the masters because we haven't out right winner. tiger woods has a mountain to climb if he's going to mount a challenge in the third round of the masters today. the 46—year—old recovered after dropping a shot on four of his first five holes yesterday and made the cut on one over par. england's danny willett is the best placed brit, at one stage he was the outright leader before slipping back. willett is on one under. but the man who leads the way is world number one scottie scheffler. the american is eight under par. five shots ahead of a group that includes ireland's shane lowry. it seems that it is his masters to lose now. news from formula 1. charles leclerc will start tomorrow's australian grand prix from pole. there were a couple delays during qualifying due to crashes, including former world champion fernando alonso in the final session.
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leclerc took the top spot on the grid by more than a quarter of a second ahead of world champion max verstappen. lewis hamilton was on pole last time there was a race in australia, but he had to settle for fifth. just ahead of george russell. northern ireland's women were beaten 3—1 away to austria, which has dented their hopes of qualifying for the 2023 world cup. both sides started the night level on points, battling for second place behind england in group d. but it was a night to forget for northern ireland — austria scored three goals in ten minutes. joely andrews grabbed a late consolation for northern ireland, but it's austria who are now favourites to secure the play—off position. there's no stopping england though. seven wins out of seven, they beat north macedonia 10—0 — four goals from beth mead, three from ella toone and a 50th international goal for ellen white. she's now three behind wayne rooney's england record of 53. but a frustrating night for wales women,
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who slipped to third place in group i, after they were beaten 2—1 at home to france, who've won 7 games out of 7. sophie ingle pulled back a goal for wales with 20 minutes to go, but they couldn't get another, so they need to get a result against kazakhstan on tuesday to have any chance of making the play—offs. a huge night for newcastle united. they have taken a big step towards premier league survival by beating wolves 1—0. newcastle were awarded a second half penalty after wolves keeperjose sa brought down chris wood — and the £25 million striker got up to score a very valuable goal for eddie howe's side. they're ten points clear of the drop zone, although 18th placed burnley have two games in hand. then they go to norwich this weekend. there's plenty at stake at both ends of the premier league in the 12:30 kick—off. everton a re everton are in the relegation dogfight, manchester united going for a potential top four place.
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everton have a lot to worry about if they don't get a result today. you have to, you know, look at the opposition's strengths and weaknesses, focus a lot on yourselves and how we can improve. the last two performances haven't been bad, the performances have been pretty good. like we mentioned, the mistakes affect the results in both of those games, so we must take confidence in the idea that the performance is good but work to improve it, work to improve it, and i think we improve performance and the results come. there we go, you are up—to—date. if you are building up to the national this afternoon and want to hear more from rachael blackmore, on bbc sounds there is a insider grand national podcast to listen to. picking the winner, i can't get the song out from fiddler 0n picking the winner, i can't get the song out from fiddler on the roof cental mac, if i was a rich man —— that might have to be my flutter this afternoon. t’m that might have to be my flutter this afternoon.— this afternoon. i'm no expert in this afternoon. i'm no expert in this area but _
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this afternoon. i'm no expert in this area but away _ this afternoon. i'm no expert in this area but away from - this afternoon. i'm no expert in this area but away from that. this afternoon. i'm no expert in - this area but away from that tuning your head, what are conditions like there? what's the ground like? tt’s there? what's the ground like? it's soft, it feels good and soft. a nice soft, it feels good and soft. a nice soft landing if you were lucky enough to fall off. —— are unlucky enough to fall off. —— are unlucky enough to fall off. —— are unlucky enough to follow. it is nice and soft, good to soft, i would say. there is the proof. nice and bouncy. do you want to give us the next in that song. if i was a rich man... do—bee—do—bee—do now i have forgotten the words. flan do-bee-do-bee-do now! have forgotten the words.— do-bee-do-bee-do now! have forgotten the words. can we faze him out? there we _ forgotten the words. can we faze him out? there we go, _ forgotten the words. can we faze him out? there we go, he _ forgotten the words. can we faze him out? there we go, he has— forgotten the words. can we faze him out? there we go, he has gone. -
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forgotten the words. can we faze him out? there we go, he has gone. you | out? there we go, he has gone. you can see the — out? there we go, he has gone. you can see the whole _ out? there we go, he has gone. you can see the whole performance - out? there we go, he has gone. you can see the whole performance if i out? there we go, he has gone. you| can see the whole performance if you are there at aintree. tt can see the whole performance if you are there at aintree.— are there at aintree. it looks good there, are there at aintree. it looks good there. the — are there at aintree. it looks good there, the race _ are there at aintree. it looks good there, the race later— are there at aintree. it looks good there, the race later on _ are there at aintree. it looks good there, the race later on today. - for the last 60 years, space flight has been mainly reserved for astronauts who've dedicated their lives to their training — but that's beginning to change. yesterday, three paying customers joined a nasa expert on a journey to the international space station, on the first all—private mission there. let's get more on this with drjenifer millard, who's an extragalactic astronomer and host of the "awesome astronomy" podcast. really nice to talk to you, jenny. this mission is different to the other private missions to space we have seen previously, why is that? what is going on here? it is quite different to the sort of billionaire toy different to the sort of billionaire joy rides, for lack of a better phrase. these guys have got to the international space station, they will be doing a suite of experiments, notjust floating
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around and taking interviews. we do experiments involving the astronauts themselves and they haven't had significant amounts of training. they are also doing experiments to do with stem cells and cancer research and also a really exciting one which is a technology demonstration to help us build satellites using these modular tiles or build parts of the international space station or even moon bases. all sorts of exciting things going on. �* , ., all sorts of exciting things going on. �* , . ,., all sorts of exciting things going on. �* , . ., all sorts of exciting things going on. �* , . on. but they have paid to be there, and they have _ on. but they have paid to be there, and they have paid _ on. but they have paid to be there, and they have paid a _ on. but they have paid to be there, and they have paid a huge - on. but they have paid to be there, and they have paid a huge amount| on. but they have paid to be there, i and they have paid a huge amount of money. and they have paid a huge amount of mone . , , ., and they have paid a huge amount of mone . , , . ., , and they have paid a huge amount of mone. , , . money. yes, they have. it has cost them about — money. yes, they have. it has cost them about 55 _ money. yes, they have. it has cost them about 55 million _ money. yes, they have. it has cost them about 55 million us - money. yes, they have. it has cost them about 55 million us dollars i money. yes, they have. it has cost| them about 55 million us dollars to go them about 55 million us dollars to 9° up them about 55 million us dollars to go up there and that is not even the full cost of the mission. some of this has been funded by nasa because this has been funded by nasa because this is all part of nasa's grand plan to commercialise the exploration of orbit. it's also the part of a plan to build the world's first commercial space station and
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they are hoping to start doing that in 2024 with operations a few years later. i . ., , in 2024 with operations a few years later. i .., i. later. jenifer, cast your mind forward. _ later. jenifer, cast your mind forward, when _ later. jenifer, cast your mind forward, when you _ later. jenifer, cast your mind forward, when you think - later. jenifer, cast your mind i forward, when you think there later. jenifer, cast your mind - forward, when you think there will be a time when you or i or rachel here might think it was even vaguely within the notions of something that you could afford, how realistic is that? , , ., ., , you could afford, how realistic is that? , ., , that? this is a really good question- _ that? this is a really good question. to _ that? this is a really good question. to get - that? this is a really good question. to get an - that? this is a really good question. to get an idea i that? this is a really good | question. to get an idea of that? this is a really good - question. to get an idea of when this might happen is flight, aeroplanes, it was expensive and then got cheaper. the first commercial flight on then got cheaper. the first commercialflight on an then got cheaper. the first commercial flight on an aeroplane was 1914, 90 minutes long short hop over tampa bay and that cost $400. that is about £9,000 in today's money. short flights today, they don't cost anything like that, because have reduced dramatically so we can expect their costs to reduce again. is it something we will be able to do every year? probably not.
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maybe it would be a once—in—a—lifetime achievement that you save up for but i like to think that it will come down eventually. not next year, not even the next decade, we have along not next year, not even the next decade, we have a long way to go but in a few decades' time maybe. th the in a few decades' time maybe. in the meantime. — in a few decades' time maybe. in the meantime, we've _ in a few decades' time maybe. in the meantime, we've got _ in a few decades' time maybe. in the meantime, we've got a _ in a few decades' time maybe. in the meantime, we've got a group - in a few decades' time maybe. in the meantime, we've got a group of- meantime, we've got a group of people who are not trained to be in a space station on a space station. are there risks associated with that? , , ., ., that? this is all part of the experiment. _ that? this is all part of the experiment. it _ that? this is all part of the experiment. it will- that? this is all part of the experiment. it will be - that? this is all part of the - experiment. it will be interesting to see how they cope. they have only had eight or nine months of training compared to the years that nasa and other astronauts go through when they go up to the international space station. we will be monitoring their physiology, muscle loss, back muscles, neck muscles, because they might start to waste away in the microgravity environment but also the psychological impact of being up there, how do they cope? do they develop vision problems, do they
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have changes to their taste and smell? it will be really interesting to see how they cope. do smell? it will be really interesting to see how they cope.— smell? it will be really interesting to see how they cope. do you know an hinu to see how they cope. do you know anything about _ to see how they cope. do you know anything about the _ to see how they cope. do you know anything about the individuals - anything about the individuals themselves going up there? yes. anything about the individuals themselves going up there? yes, one of them is a — themselves going up there? yes, one of them is a fighter _ themselves going up there? yes, one of them is a fighter pilot _ themselves going up there? yes, one of them is a fighter pilot was - themselves going up there? yes, one of them is a fighter pilot was a - of them is a fighter pilot was a fighter pilot. the other two are businessmen, investors, but they also have a really strong history of giving back to their communities and i think that is what part of this is. they are taking up some really interesting objects, they are taking up interesting objects, they are taking up a piece of foil from the... interesting objects, they are taking up a piece of foilfrom the... a piece of the wright brothers plane they did the first powered flight on earth and honouring the commander that died in the space shuttle columbia in 2003, taking up some of his diaries and honouring him that way. one of the passengers is only going to be the second is rated to going to be the second is rated to 9° up going to be the second is rated to go up into space. there is all sorts of humanity going on with this
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mission as well.— of humanity going on with this mission as well. ., ~' ., ., mission as well. you will know from our previous — mission as well. you will know from our previous chats, _ mission as well. you will know from our previous chats, it _ mission as well. you will know from our previous chats, it is _ mission as well. you will know from our previous chats, it is my - mission as well. you will know from our previous chats, it is my job - mission as well. you will know from our previous chats, it is my job to i our previous chats, it is myjob to ask you stupid space questions. how easyis ask you stupid space questions. how easy is it for someone who is not familiar with the space station to do something very bad familiar with the space station to do something very had very easily, like push the wrong button, open the wrong door, unlock a seal or something? is thatjust nonsense? well, it is a really good question. they would have had training definitely in this. this will have been at the top of the training list. number one, how to survive, number two, list. number one, how to survive, numbertwo, how list. number one, how to survive, number two, how not to cause a disaster. in order to open a hatch, there are many, many steps and all sorts of protocol that has to be followed, many buttons and switches, so they won't be able to accidentally press them giant red button and suddenly detach half of the space station. that would be really difficult to do. they are there with other astronauts, another seven up there, so they are in safe hands as well.— hands as well. always a good chattin: hands as well. always a good chatting with _ hands as well. always a good chatting with you, _ hands as well. always a good chatting with you, jenifer. i hands as well. always a good | chatting with you, jenifer. we hands as well. always a good - chatting with you, jenifer. we will watch with interest to see how they
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get on. thank you very much. t am get on. thank you very much. i am not auoin get on. thank you very much. i am not going to _ get on. thank you very much. i am not going to space _ get on. thank you very much. i am not going to space with _ get on. thank you very much. t —n not going to space with you if you are going to be prodding everything to see what happens! t are going to be prodding everything to see what happens!— to see what happens! i have always said i would — to see what happens! i have always said i would be _ to see what happens! i have always said i would be very _ to see what happens! i have always said i would be very bad _ to see what happens! i have always said i would be very bad in - to see what happens! i have always said i would be very bad in space. i | said i would be very bad in space. i have always made that very clear. i am bad enough with things here! t know, i have seen the evidence! let's take a look at the weather. hello! hello there. one more last look at the weather. this weekend it is not looking bad for most of us. sunny spells on the way a little on the cold side. we still have air coming in from the arctic though feeling a bit chippy and boy did we feel at this morning, a frosty start. this is the weather map now. high pressure building to the west. in the north—east, we have the breeze out of the north and so some of the showers could be wintry, particularly across the high ground. still a few showers elsewhere towards the west, the best of the weather along the south and the south—west of the uk. these are the temperatures, 12 celsius in
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plymouth, ten in hull and our friends in lowickjust a few degrees above freezing. clear skies tonight, light winds, you know what that means, a frost and it will be quite chilly first thing on sunday morning, in city centres freezing also and rural spots —3 orfour celsius. it does mean that sunday will get off to a beautiful, clear, sunny start. then watch how the cloud to bubble up into the afternoon. we will have sunny spells later. to the west a weather front is approaching which means cloudy skies late in the day for northern ireland, western wales and down into the south—west. as far as the outlook is concerned, unsettled on monday and tuesday but from wednesday, temperatures nearing 20 celsius once again. back to you. back to ou. thank ou we much! backto ou. thank ou we much! if backto you. ., ~' , . m
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ou're lookin: at the back to you. ., ~' , . m ou're lookin: at the weather back to you. ., ~' ,. , . m ou're lookin: at the weather and you're looking at the weather and thinking you want to get out and appreciate nature and what is around you, this may be the opportunity for you. the wardens of a beautiful island, just off the coast of cornwall, are searching for volunteers to help them monitor the local wildlife for four months — the only catch is you'll need a tent. for four months — the only catch what for four months — the only catch does that look like johnny rutherford has more. for four months — the only catch i'm off on an adventure to a rather special nature reserve. looe island. john ross and his partner claire lewis are the residential wardens for cornwall's wildlife trust. hi, welcome, johnny. come up to looe island nature reserve and i'll show you around.
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so, cornwall wildlife trust were given the island back in 2004 by the atkins sisters and john and i have been living here since then but this year we need some help to run the island in the summer, so we are looking for residential volunteers to help with us with the trips. also known as st george's island, it hosts much wildlife and is part of the whitsand and looe bay marine conservation zone. coming up on the right is one of my favourite spots. it is a former daffodil growing field. and they are looking for two volunteers to join them forfour months. this isjetty cottage and this is wherejohn and i live. it used to be an old barn and now this is where we live and we can monitor the wildlife right from our bedroom, actually, so we are always looking out for seals and birds and what else might be around. there is a seal out there, i can tell it is a female but i'm
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not sure which seal it actually is. so, we want some residential volunteers tojoin us for the summer. they will live in a tent and they will help us monitor the wildlife, look after the island but also to meet and greet members of the public. part of what they will be involved in doing is helping us water, weed, harvest. we will basically be self—sufficient and grow as much of our own fruit and vegetables as possible. they've even generated their own power. is fantastic, this means we've now got 24—hour green electricity. just down there there is a pair of birds, these are wonderful birds. they look a bit like gulls but if you look a bit more carefully, their bills look
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different in these pet alive and they will return the same site as their young. some of these birds could be returning here for 30 odd years. i really enjoyed my two hour tour around the island which is a bookable visit, weather and tide permitting. if you want to volunteer and join claire and john, be quick as i'm sure the job is going to be very popular. bye. bye, johnny! bye! johnny rutherford, bbc news. it looks beautiful, doesn't it? two --eole it looks beautiful, doesn't it? two people needed — it looks beautiful, doesn't it? “ti-nth people needed for that roll, so if you're interested, get in touch with them. as we've been hearing, it's the grand national later. normally, you'd expect to see up to 40 runners and riders, but if you look at today's race—card there'll be 41 names there. the 415t is betty, a four—year—old girl from warrington who's this yea r�*s "honora ry runner". let's find out more about this from her mum karen and dad good morning! lovely to meet you. what does it mean to be the honorary runner in this race? tt’s what does it mean to be the honorary runner in this race?— runner in this race? it's an absolutely _ runner in this race? it's an absolutely fantastic - runner in this race? it's an| absolutely fantastic honour runner in this race? it's an - absolutely fantastic honour and we are very grateful to the jockey club for nominating betty for this
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prestigious award. also with the links with all the hay and raising awareness for all the hay�*s charity, is a great occasion to celebrate then grand national together. —— alder hey hospital. alder hey lovely then grand nationaltogether. -- alder he ., , ., , then grand nationaltogether. -- alderhe ., , .,, then grand nationaltogether. -- alderhe ., , �* , alder hey lovely to see you. betty is a very special— alder hey lovely to see you. betty is a very special little _ alder hey lovely to see you. betty is a very special little girl, - alder hey lovely to see you. betty is a very special little girl, tell - is a very special little girl, tell us a little bit about her story. betty has had quite a journey. she was born— betty has had quite a journey. she was born at— betty has had quite a journey. she was born at 23 weeks, just 650 grams. — was born at 23 weeks, just 650 grams, and she spent the first 13 months — grams, and she spent the first 13 months of— grams, and she spent the first 13 months of life in hospital. she was very sick— months of life in hospital. she was very sick and we didn't know if we would _ very sick and we didn't know if we would ever— very sick and we didn't know if we would ever bring her home, so we feel very — would ever bring her home, so we feel very, very lucky to have got her home — feel very, very lucky to have got her home. it has been a journey since _ her home. it has been a journey since she — her home. it has been a journey since. she was very poorly last christmas _ since. she was very poorly last christmas and in intensive care which — christmas and in intensive care which was _ christmas and in intensive care which was a huge bump in the road but she _ which was a huge bump in the road but she is— which was a huge bump in the road but she isjust magnificent. she has
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.ot but she isjust magnificent. she has got such— but she isjust magnificent. she has got such fight and resilience and is determined to stay here and be with us and _ determined to stay here and be with us and be _ determined to stay here and be with us and be part of our family and we are super— us and be part of our family and we are superlucky to us and be part of our family and we are super lucky to have her. i us and be part of our family and we are super lucky to have her.- are super lucky to have her. i know she has an — are super lucky to have her. i know she has an older— are super lucky to have her. i know she has an older brother— are super lucky to have her. i know she has an older brother and - are super lucky to have her. i know she has an older brother and older| she has an older brother and older sister who adore her as well. i know a bit about your story because i had a bit about your story because i had a premature baby a year before betty and ifollowed her progress a premature baby a year before betty and i followed her progress and she has threw the most incredible trials, the way she has got through it and you as a family have got through it will not why was it important that you wanted alder hey hospital and its role to be acknowledged in this? what were you hoping to achieve with that? this is an opportunity _ hoping to achieve with that? this is an opportunity to — hoping to achieve with that? this is an opportunity to shine _ hoping to achieve with that? this is an opportunity to shine a _ hoping to achieve with that? this is an opportunity to shine a light - hoping to achieve with that? this is an opportunity to shine a light on i an opportunity to shine a light on the incredible work they do every day for— the incredible work they do every day for so — the incredible work they do every day for so many children. betty sometimes needs really specialist care, _ sometimes needs really specialist care we — sometimes needs really specialist care, we have a fantastic team in warrington — care, we have a fantastic team in warrington but there is times when she needs — warrington but there is times when she needs a specialist and when she is critically— she needs a specialist and when she is critically ill, we need a trip to high _ is critically ill, we need a trip to high dependency or paediatric
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intensive care and we see alder hey hospital— intensive care and we see alder hey hospital as— intensive care and we see alder hey hospital as giving us the confidence to care _ hospital as giving us the confidence to care for— hospital as giving us the confidence to care for betty's medical needs but they— to care for betty's medical needs but they are there to catch her when she falls _ but they are there to catch her when she falls. we are forever grateful for that — she falls. we are forever grateful for that. they saved her life more than _ for that. they saved her life more than once — for that. they saved her life more than once and they continue to give her outstanding care and support us as a family — her outstanding care and support us as a family. to be able to shine a iight— as a family. to be able to shine a iight on— as a family. to be able to shine a light on that through this lovely event _ light on that through this lovely event which is a fantastic time for us as— event which is a fantastic time for us as a _ event which is a fantastic time for us as a family to make lovely memories— us as a family to make lovely memories after a difficult few years isjust— memories after a difficult few years isj'ust an _ memories after a difficult few years isjust an absolute memories after a difficult few years is just an absolute privilege. canl isjust an absolute privilege. can i 'ust sa , isjust an absolute privilege. can i just say. if— isjust an absolute privilege. can i just say. if betty _ isjust an absolute privilege. can i just say, if betty wants _ isjust an absolute privilege. can i just say, if betty wants to - isjust an absolute privilege. can i just say, if betty wants to have i isjust an absolute privilege. cafi t just say, if betty wants to have a nice lie down on the sofa, that is absolutely fine! i know exactly how she feels. there are times when i wouldn't mind doing that myself. you are going to have quite a day to day, you will have to dress up and do the whole aintree thing. remy absolutely, yeah. it's really exciting, we've never been to aintree so it will be really exciting. aintree so it will be really exciting-— aintree so it will be really excitina. , , ,, . ., exciting. they will be some special moments that _ exciting. they will be some special moments that will _ exciting. they will be some special moments that will happen - exciting. they will be some special moments that will happen today i exciting. they will be some special| moments that will happen today so exciting. they will be some special - moments that will happen today so we are all— moments that will happen today so we are all really excited. is
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moments that will happen today so we are all really excited.— are all really excited. is betty familiar with _ are all really excited. is betty familiar with horses? - are all really excited. is betty familiar with horses? you'vel are all really excited. is betty i familiar with horses? you've had are all really excited. is betty - familiar with horses? you've had so little opportunity to be out because of other circumstances.— of other circumstances. yeah, with lockdown and _ of other circumstances. yeah, with lockdown and everything _ of other circumstances. yeah, with lockdown and everything else, - of other circumstances. yeah, with i lockdown and everything else, we've not been able to take betty to farms and see the animals on the farm. she sees things on tv but... you and see the animals on the farm. she sees things on tv but. . .— sees things on tv but... you have never seen _ sees things on tv but... you have never seen a _ sees things on tv but... you have never seen a real-life _ sees things on tv but... you have never seen a real-life horse, - sees things on tv but... you have j never seen a real-life horse, have never seen a real—life horse, have you. _ never seen a real—life horse, have you. betty? — never seen a real—life horse, have you, betty? it will be really exciting _ you, betty? it will be really exciting for her, i think she love the atmosphere. it will be interesting to see her reaction to the horses — interesting to see her reaction to the horses. | interesting to see her reaction to the horses-— interesting to see her reaction to the horses. , , ., , , , the horses. i wish you the very best toda . the horses. i wish you the very best today- have — the horses. i wish you the very best today- have a _ the horses. i wish you the very best today. have a wonderful— the horses. i wish you the very best today. have a wonderful day - the horses. i wish you the very best today. have a wonderful day and i l the horses. i wish you the very best l today. have a wonderful day and i am sure we will see some pictures when you get there a little later on. if you get there a little later on. if you see mike down there, say hello to him as well. he has been down there all week. lovely to see you this morning. thank you.- there all week. lovely to see you this morning. thank you. thank you, be . she this morning. thank you. thank you, betty- she is — this morning. thank you. thank you, betty. she is totally _ this morning. thank you. thank you, betty. she is totally gorgeous! - have a wonderful saturday whatever it is you are doing today. breakfast is back at
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